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the reader
DIRECTED BY STEPHEN DALDRY WRITTEN BY DAVID
HARE, BASED ON BERNHARD SCHLINK'S NOVEL Distributor: The Weinstein Company
Rated R Released in the U.S. and Canada on December 10, 2008 (New York), December 12, 2008 (San Francisco
and Los Angeles)
By Omar P.L. Moore/The Popcorn Reel
December 8, 2008
updated
"The Reader" is deeply heartfelt -- an absolute must-see. Stephen Daldry
("The Hours") directs this moving story of a 36-year-old woman (an excellent
Kate Winslet) who has an torrid summer affair in 1958 Germany with a 15-year-old
boy. Secrets are to be told, and are they ever. Ralph Fiennes is
terrific as a man recollecting his youthful education in carnal knowledge and
other morally disturbing events. David Kross is also remarkable as the
15-year-old. Based on the best-selling German-language novel of the same
name by Bernhard Schlink. One of the towering achievements in cinema in
2008, Mr. Daldry's film is an intelligent, well-rendered journey of a man trying
to come to grips with his first love and her hidden past. A brilliantly
scripted love story by David Hare adapted from Mr. Schlink's novel, "The Reader"
is a beautiful adult tale of ethics, morality and the attempt to understand.
Original Popcorn Reel Film Review:
"The Reader"
(December 12, 2008)
Popcorn Reel Video Film Review:
"The Reader"
(December 27, 2008)
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