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Reader videorecording Mirage Enterprises ; Neunte Babelsberg Film ; Weinstein Company ; produced by Donna Gigliotti, Anthony Minghella, Redmond Morris, Sydney Pollack ; screenplay by David Hare ; directed by Stephen Daldry.

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Daldry, Stephen

Contributor(s): Material type: Film

FilmPublisher number: 1000397 | Genius ProductsLanguage: English, French Summary language: English, Spanish Original language: English Analytics: Show analyticsPublication details: New Delhi Eagle Home Entertainment 2009Description: 1 videodisc (124 min.) sd., col. 4 3/4 inUniform titles:

Reader (Motion picture)

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DDC classification:

791.4372 22 RE-

LOC classification:

PN1997.2 .R43 2009

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Production credits:

Directors of photography, Roger Deakins, Chris Menges ; editor, Claire Simpson ; music, Nico Muhly.

Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet.Summary: Post-WWII, Germany. Michael Berg is a teenager who becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from different works of literature. Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken. Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life, only this time as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna's past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives.

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Multimedia	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	Special collection- CD/DVD (Multimedia)	Central Library	791.4372 RE- (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1 DVD	Available		300474

Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.

Directors of photography, Roger Deakins, Chris Menges ; editor, Claire Simpson ; music, Nico Muhly.

Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet.

Post-WWII, Germany. Michael Berg is a teenager who becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from different works of literature. Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken. Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life, only this time as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna's past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives.

MPAA rating: R; for some scenes of sexuality and nudity.

5.1 Dolby Digital, NTSC All Region
1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen

English or French dialogue, Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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