DVD

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. (Added Author). Weinstein Company. (Added Author). Mirage Enterprises (Firm) (Added Author). Neunte Babelsberg Film GmBH (Firm) (Added Author). Weinstein Company Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Genius Products, Inc. (Added Author). Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz, Karoline Herfurth, Linda Bassett, Hannah Herzsprung, Susanne Lothar, Volker Bruch, Matthias Habich. (Cast).

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.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen version.
Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : Weinstein Co. Home Entertainment ; [2009]
Copyright: ©2009

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008. Based on the book "Der Vorleser" by Bernhard Schlink.
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.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Directors of photography, Chris Menges, Roger Deakins ; production designer, Brigitte Broch ; editor, Claire Simpson ; music, Nico Muhly ; English novel translation by Carol Brown Janeway.
Participant or Performer Note:	Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz, Karoline Herfurth, Linda Bassett, Hannah Herzsprung, Susanne Lothar, Volker Bruch, Matthias Habich.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Rated R for some scenes of sexuality and nudity.
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.
Language Note:	In English or dubbed French ; optional subtitles in Spanish ; optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards 2009: Winner, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Kate Winslet.