The Reader
Running Time:
2 hr. 2 min.Release Date:
December 12, 2008Directed by:
Stephen Daldry$34M
Box Office Gross
What's The Story
In postwar Germany, a man named Michael has been haunted for years by the memory of a beautiful woman named Hanna, with whom he had a love affair as a teenager. Much older than Micheal, Hanna mysteriously moved away without saying goodbye, leaving Michael guilt-stricken and confused. Now, years later, Michael finds Hanna again at a war crimes trial, and learns some important missing pieces to her story that help him to better understand both her and himself.Three Good Reasons
- 1Stars Kate Winslet (Hanna) and Ralph Fiennes (Michael) have both been nominated for Academy Awards before, but neither has ever won. You can bet they're both giving it their all.
- 2The book on which the film was based clearly has international appeal -- it was the first German novel ever to top the New York Times Bestseller list.
- 3Director Stephen Daldry and screenwriter David Hare last worked together on The Hours, which was nominated for nine Academy Awards.
