DVD

The reader [videorecording] / The Weinstein Company presents ; a Mirage Enterprises production ; a Neunte Babelsberg Film GmBH production.

Weinstein Company. (Added Author). Mirage Enterprises. (Added Author). Neunte Babelsberg Film (Firm) (Added Author). Weinstein Company Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz. (Cast).

Summary:

Post-WWII, Germany. Michael Berg is a teenager who becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from different works of literature. Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken. Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life, only this time as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna's past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 DVD-video (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment ; [2009].

Content descriptions

General Note:	Special features : deleted scenes ; Adapting a timeless masterpiece: making The reader ; A conversation with David Kross & Stephen Daldry ; Kate Winslet on the art of aging Hanna Schmitz ; A new voice: a look at composer Nico Muhly ; Coming to grips with the past: production designer Brigitte Broch ; theatrical trailer. Based on the book "Der Vorleser" by Bernhard Schlink. Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. Special features : deleted scenes; Adapting a timeless masterpiece: making The reader; A conversation with David Kross & Stephen Daldry; Kate Winslet on the art of aging Hanna Schmitz; A new voice: a look at composer Nico Muhly; Coming to grips with the past: production designer Brigitte Broch; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Stephen Daldry ; screenplay David Hare ; producer, Anthony Minghella ... [et al.].
Participant or Performer Note:	Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for some scenes of sexuality and nudity.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Licensed for educational use at VCC and for personal home use.
Language Note:	Dialogue in English with optional soundtrack in French, and with optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.