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Advertisement. The film centers on a sexual relationship between Hanna ( Kate Winslet ), a woman in her mid-30s, and Michael (David Kross), a boy of 15. That such things are wrong is beside the point; they happen, and the story is about how it connected with her earlier life and his later one.
Jan 9, 2009 · 63% Tomatometer 204 Reviews 79% Audience Score 100,000+ Ratings Michael Berg (David Kross), a teen in postwar Germany, begins a passionate but clandestine affair with Hanna Schmitz (Kate Winslet...
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Dec 9, 2008 · 2h 4m. By Manohla Dargis. Dec. 9, 2008. “The Reader” is a scrupulously tasteful more on that word tasteful later film about an erotic affair that turns to love. It is also, more obliquely,...
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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 63% based on 204 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The site's consensus states, "Despite Kate Winslet's superb portrayal, The Reader suggests an emotionally distant, Oscar-baiting historical drama."
The Reader Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review. Although the film offers no solution to the pained questions of culpability and...
Dec 10, 2008 · Mark Jenkins. Enlarge this image. Hanna Schmitz (right, Kate Winslet) mysteriously disappears after her brief affair with young Michael Berg (David Kross). Melinda Sue Gordon/The Weinstein Company....
Nov 30, 2008 · ‘The Reader’: Film Review. The lively, nonlinear structure imposed by screenwriter David Hare and tight, focused direction from Stephen Daldry make this an engaging period drama. But German...