The reader
(DVD) 

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Published
Santa Monica, CA : Genius Products, [2009].
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
Morro Bay Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
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Published
Santa Monica, CA : Genius Products, [2009].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
UPC
796019819572

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
General Note
Special features: Deleted scenes ; "Adapting a timeless masterpiece": making The Reader, a conversation with David Kross and 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.
General Note
Based on the book "Der Vorleser" by Bernhard Schlink.
Participants/Performers
Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for some scenes of sexuality and nudity.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital.
Language
English or French dialogue, Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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