The reader
(Video)
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bennington Free Library - DVD - 1st Floor | DVD DRAMA 0823 | On Shelf |
Morristown Centennial - DVD - Main Library | DVD REA | On Shelf |
Waterbury Public Library - DVD - 2nd Floor | DVD ADULT REA | On Shelf |
Westminster West Public Library - DVD | ADV REA | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Criminal behavior -- Germany -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Law students -- Germany -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Oral reading -- Drama.
Paramours -- Germany -- Drama.
Schlink, Bernhard -- Film and video adaptations.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
War crime trials -- Germany -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Law students -- Germany -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Oral reading -- Drama.
Paramours -- Germany -- Drama.
Schlink, Bernhard -- Film and video adaptations.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
War crime trials -- Germany -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany -- Drama.
More Details
Format
Video
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
00796019819572, 796019819572
Notes
General Note
Based on the book "Der Vorleser" by Bernhard Schlink.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
General Note
Features: deleted scenes, trailers, featurettes.
Participants/Performers
Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, David Kross, Jeanette Hain, Susanne Lothar.
Description
Set in post-World War II Germany, teenager Michael Berg and Hanna, a woman twice his age, have a secret affair, but she abruptly disappears; eight years later while observing the Nazi war crime trials, Michael is stunned to see Hanna as a defendant.
Description
A young man begins an affair with an older woman and learns years later about a secret she's been harboring, when she must stand trial for Nazi war crimes.
Description
"I believe the movie may be demonstrating a fact of human nature: Most people, most of the time, all over the world, choose to go along. We vote with the tribe."--Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Description
"...an absorbing and finally moving account of how one man comes to terms with both history and his story."--Washington Post
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
System Details
DVD.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For private home use only.
Language
In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Daldry, S., Fiennes, R., Winslet, K., Kross, D., & Schlink, B. (2009). The reader (Widescreen.). Weinstein Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stephen. Daldry et al.. 2009. The Reader. Weinstein Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stephen. Daldry et al.. The Reader Weinstein Company, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Daldry, Stephen., et al. The Reader Widescreen., Weinstein Company, 2009.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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