The reader = Le liseur.
THE READER opens in post-WWII Germany when teenager Michael Berg 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.
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English French |
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[Toronto] :
eOne Films,
[2008]
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| Online Access: | Streaming video (Wentworth users only) |
| Summary: | THE READER opens in post-WWII Germany when teenager Michael Berg 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. Un homme se remémore sa passion d'adolescent pour une femme plus âgée et le choc qu'il avait éprouvé en la revoyant des années plus tard alors qu'étudiant en droit, il avait assisté à son procès pour crimes commis sous le régime nazi. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the novel by Bernhard Schlink. |
| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video file (124 min.) : sound, color |
| Playing Time: | 02:04:00 |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: R. |
| Production Credits: | Screenplay by David Hare ; directed by Stephen Daldry. |