Minggu, 01 Februari 2009

The Reader (2008 film)


The Reader is a 2008 American drama film based on the 1995 German novel of the same name by Bernhard Schlink. The film adaptation was written by David Hare and directed by Stephen Daldry. Ralph Fiennes and Kate Winslet star along with the young actor David Kross. It was the last film for producers Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack, who both died before it was released. Production began in Germany in September 2007, and the film opened in limited release on 10 December 2008.

It tells the story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who as a teenager in the late 1950s had an affair with an older woman, Hanna Schmitz, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. Michael alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that at the expense of her freedom.

Winslet and David Kross, who plays the young Michael, have received much praise for their performances. The film has been nominated for several major awards.

Bagus banget film ini, baru kali ini aku menonton film yang sedemikian penghayatannya ekspresinya, pas banget kalo Kate Winslet mendapatkan penghargaan Best actress ama best Performance...keren filmnya.

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