![]() Hanna Schmitz (Kate Winslet) starts up a passionate affair with a boy half her age. The Reader also focuses on World War II, but it's an intriguing tale and presents perhaps a different side to Nazi's than we prefer to think about. Over the years, several films have focused on this period of history and all have been films that stay with you long after the end credits have rolled. The a trocious events of the Holocaust during World War II are always an emotive subject to deal with. To avoid legal problems, the filming of any sexually explicit scenes had to wait until after David Kross turned 18. The Reader is the first English-speaking role for German David Kross, who plays Michael. Winslet was now available and so stepped into the breech. However, by the time Kidman finished filming Australia and could start work on The Reader, she was pregnant. Winslet originally turned down the role due to filming Revolutionary Road, so Nicole Kidman was cast instead. She went on to play a Nazi in The Reader and did indeed win the Oscar for Best Actress. At the time, Winslet had been nominated four times but had never won. Playing 'herself', Winslet told Gervais' character that she was going to do a film in which she played a Nazi, since Nazi films guaranteed an Oscar win. In 2005, Kate Winslet appeared in Ricky Gervais' TV series, Extras. The film will expand on Decemand open nationwide on January 9, 2009. The Weinstein Company will release The Reader in theaters on Decemin New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Schlink’s The Reader has been translated into 39 languages and was the first German novel to reach number one on The New York Times Bestseller List. The Reader stars Ralph Fiennes, David Kross and Kate Winslet, and is directed by Stephen Daldry (the Academy Award nominated director of THE HOURS), from a script by David Hare, and based on the award winning novel by Bernhard Schlink. The Reader is a haunting story about truth and reconciliation, about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another. As Hanna’s past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives. ![]() Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from “The Odyssey”, "Huck Finn", and “The Lady with the Little Dog.” Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken.Įight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life – this time as a defendant in the courtroom. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. ![]() The Reader opens in post-WWII Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age.
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