The reader [videorecording] / Mirage Enterprises ; Neunte Babelsberg Film ; Weinstein Company ; produced by Donna Gigliotti, Anthony Minghella, Redmond Morris, Sydney Pollack ; screenplay by David Hare ; directed by Stephen Daldry.
Publisher: Santa Monica : Malaysia : Genius Products ; Innoform Media [distributer], [2009]Description: 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.Uniform titles: Reader (Motion picture) Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany -- Drama | Oral reading -- Drama | Law students -- Germany -- Drama | War crime trials -- Germany -- Drama | Criminal behavior -- Germany -- DramaDDC classification: 791.4372 Cast: Kate Winslet, Ralph Hennes, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno GanzSummary: 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.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| Media Resources | Taylor's Library-TC | 791.4372 REA (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | SAMxx,01000,01,GR | 1000147587 |
Based on the book "Der Vorleser" by Bernhard Schlink.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Kate Winslet, Ralph Hennes, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz
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.
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Subtitles in English, Chinese & Malay