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Also known as Reader

film van The Weinstein Company

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*The Reader* is a 2008 drama and romance film directed by Stephen Daldry. The screenplay was written by David Hare, and the production was led by Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti, and Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin. The cast includes Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, David Kross, and Alexandra Maria Lara. Produced by The Weinstein Company, Mirage Enterprises, and Studio Babelsberg, the film originates from Germany and the United States. It was filmed in Berlin and Cologne, with a runtime of 124 minutes.

The narrative addresses themes of World War II, The Holocaust, and illiteracy. The film received an Academy Award for Best Actress, among other accolades including the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director. Critical reception included an IMDb rating of 7.6, a Metascore of 58, and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 63%. The film earned $108,902,486 in revenue against a budget of $32,000,000.

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Film · TMDB

7.5

The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.

Released: 2008-12-10124 minDir: Stephen DaldryDrama, RomanceBudget: $32.0MBox office: $109M

Cast

  • Ralph Fiennes as Michael Berg
  • Kate Winslet as Hanna Schmitz
  • David Kross as Young Michael Berg
  • Lena Olin as Rose Mather
  • Bruno Ganz as Professor Rohl
  • Jeanette Hain as Brigitte

Themes

  • based on novel or book
  • germany
  • war crimes
  • world war ii
  • women's prison
  • trial
  • female prisoner
  • reading aloud
  • love affair
  • cynical

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Ratings

IMDb

7.6/10

271,485 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

63%

Metacritic

58/100

Year
2008
Runtime
124 min
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Romance
Rated
R
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 26 wins & 48 nominations total

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Article · Nederlands

The Reader is een film uit 2008 onder regie van Stephen Daldry. Het verhaal is gebaseerd op dat uit het boek Der Vorleser (1995) van Bernhard Schlink. De film werd genomineerd voor vijf Oscars, waarvan Kate Winslet de Academy Award voor Beste Actrice daadwerkelijk won. The Reader won daarnaast meer dan twintig andere prijzen, waaronder een Golden Globe, een BAFTA Award en een European Film Award (allen voor Winslet) en een Premi David di Donatello voor beste Europese film. De film ging in Nederland op 2 april 2009 in première, twaalf dagen voor de dvd in de Verenigde Staten uitkwam. Wat de reden voor deze late première was, is onbekend. In België kwam de film op 25 februari in de bioscopen. De film opende in de eerste editie van het International Film Festival Breda. Het festival was van 25 t/m 29 maart 2009.

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