The reader / The Weinstein Company presents ; a Mirage Enterprises production ; a Neunte Babelsberg Film GmBH production ; directed by Stephen Daldry ; screenplay by David Hare ; produced by Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti, Redmond Morris.
Daldry, Stephen, director.; Hare, David, 1947- screenwriter.; Minghella, Anthony, producer.; Pollack, Sydney, 1934-2008, producer.; Gigliotti, Donna, producer.; Morris, Redmond, producer.; Muhly, Nico, composer.; Winslet, Kate, actor.; Fiennes, Ralph, actor.; Kross, David, 1990- actor.; Olin, Lena, actor.; Ganz, Bruno, actor.; Schlink, Bernhard. Vorleser.; Weinstein Company.; Mirage Enterprises (Firm); Neunte Babelsberg Film GmBH (Firm); Weinstein Company Home Entertainment (Firm); Genius Products, Inc.
2009
DVD 252 (Mapit)
Available at Reserve Collection
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Uniform Title
The reader (Motion picture : 2008)
Title
The reader / The Weinstein Company presents ; a Mirage Enterprises production ; a Neunte Babelsberg Film GmBH production ; directed by Stephen Daldry ; screenplay by David Hare ; produced by Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti, Redmond Morris.
Added Author
Daldry, Stephen, director.
Hare, David, 1947- screenwriter.
Minghella, Anthony, producer.
Pollack, Sydney, 1934-2008, producer.
Gigliotti, Donna, producer.
Morris, Redmond, producer.
Muhly, Nico, composer.
Winslet, Kate, actor.
Fiennes, Ralph, actor.
Kross, David, 1990- actor.
Olin, Lena, actor.
Ganz, Bruno, actor.
Schlink, Bernhard. Vorleser.
Hare, David, 1947- screenwriter.
Minghella, Anthony, producer.
Pollack, Sydney, 1934-2008, producer.
Gigliotti, Donna, producer.
Morris, Redmond, producer.
Muhly, Nico, composer.
Winslet, Kate, actor.
Fiennes, Ralph, actor.
Kross, David, 1990- actor.
Olin, Lena, actor.
Ganz, Bruno, actor.
Schlink, Bernhard. Vorleser.
Added Corporate Author
Weinstein Company.
Mirage Enterprises (Firm)
Neunte Babelsberg Film GmBH (Firm)
Weinstein Company Home Entertainment (Firm)
Genius Products, Inc.
Mirage Enterprises (Firm)
Neunte Babelsberg Film GmBH (Firm)
Weinstein Company Home Entertainment (Firm)
Genius Products, Inc.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Imprint
[New York, N.Y.] : The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment ; Santa Monica, Calif. : Distributed by Genius Products, [2009]
Copyright
©2009
Description
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Formatted Contents Note
Michael
Chance meeting
Flowers for Hanna
First encounter
Lessons in love
Misunderstanding
Odyssey
Cycling holiday
Sophie and Hanna
Julia
Law school
Trial
Truth about the guards
Everyone knew
Stutthof concentration camp
No answers
Piece of information
Verdict
Return to reading
Lady with the little dog
Reunited
Hanna's release
Forgiveness
End credits.
Chance meeting
Flowers for Hanna
First encounter
Lessons in love
Misunderstanding
Odyssey
Cycling holiday
Sophie and Hanna
Julia
Law school
Trial
Truth about the guards
Everyone knew
Stutthof concentration camp
No answers
Piece of information
Verdict
Return to reading
Lady with the little dog
Reunited
Hanna's release
Forgiveness
End credits.
Summary
"What have we learned (and what might we have forgotten) from history's bloody backwash? Guilt, love, and history are three skeins, woven together to create human beings or, alternately, human monsters. The question of wartime culpability undergirds the May-December romance in postwar Berlin between Hanna, a weary-looking, sexually rapacious streetcar ticket-taker and Michael, a young schoolboy whom she seduces, ravenously and to his great delight. One day, Hanna is gone, with no explanation, and Michael grows into a promising young law student. His class attends a trial, where the new Germany judges the past and, by default, the lovers as well."--Container.
Note
Based on the book "Der Vorleser" by Bernhard Schlink.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008.
Special features : Deleted scenes (42 min.); "The Reader:" Adapting a timeless masterpiece [featurette] (23 min.); A conversation with David Kross & Stephen Daldry [featurette] (10 min.); Kate Winslet on the art of aging Hanna Schmitz [featurette] (13 min.); A new voice: a look at composer Nico Muhly [featurette] (4 min.); Coming to grips with the past: production designer Brigitte Broch [featurette] (8 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.).
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008.
Special features : Deleted scenes (42 min.); "The Reader:" Adapting a timeless masterpiece [featurette] (23 min.); A conversation with David Kross & Stephen Daldry [featurette] (10 min.); Kate Winslet on the art of aging Hanna Schmitz [featurette] (13 min.); A new voice: a look at composer Nico Muhly [featurette] (4 min.); Coming to grips with the past: production designer Brigitte Broch [featurette] (8 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.).
Language Note
In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English for the deaf and hard of hearing, or Spanish.
System Details Note
DVD, NTSC; Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; widescreen presentation, preserving the aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition, 1.85:1, enhanced for widescreen televisions.
Location
LOA
Alternate Title
The law in movies DVD collection.
Call Number
DVD 252
Language
English
Credits
Directors of photography, Chris Menges, Roger Deakins ; production designer, Brigitte Broch ; editor, Claire Simpson ; music, Nico Muhly ; English novel translation by Carol Brown Janeway.
Performer
Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz, Karoline Herfurth, Linda Bassett, Hannah Herzsprung, Susanne Lothar, Volker Bruch, Matthias Habich.
Cast
Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz, Karoline Herfurth, Linda Bassett, Hannah Herzsprung, Susanne Lothar, Volker Bruch, Matthias Habich.
Audience
MPAA rating: Rated R for some scenes of sexuality and nudity.
Awards
Academy Awards 2009: Winner, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Kate Winslet,
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