The reader [videorecording] / The Weinstein Company presents ; a Mirage Enterprises production ; a Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH production ; directed by Stephen Daldry ; screenplay by David Hare ; produced by Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti, Redmond Morris.

Daldry, Stephen, (film director.). Hare, David, 1947- (screenwriter.). Minghella, Anthony, (film producer.). Pollack, Sydney, 1934-2008 (film producer.). Gigliotti, Donna, (film producer.). Morris, Redmond, (film producer.). Winslet, Kate, (actor.). Fiennes, Ralph, (actor.). Kross, David, 1990- (actor.). Olin, Lena, (actor.). Ganz, Bruno, (actor.). Menges, Chris, 1940- (cinematographer.). Deakins, Roger A., 1949- (cinematographer.). Schlink, Bernhard. Vorleser. English. (Added Author). Genius Products, Inc. (Added Author). Weinstein Company. (Added Author). Mirage Enterprises (Firm) (Added Author). Neunte Babelsberg Film GmBH (Firm) (Added Author). Weinstein Company Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz. (Cast).

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.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : Weinstein Company Home Entertainment, [2009]
Distributor: Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by Genius Products.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Widescreen presentation. Based on the book "Der Vorleser" by Bernhard Schlink. Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. Special features : deleted scenes ; Adapting a timeless masterpiece: making The reader ; A conversation with David Kross & Stephen Daldry ; Kate Winslet on the art of aging Hanna Schmitz ; A new voice: a look at composer Nico Muhly ; Coming to grips with the past: production designer Brigitte Broch ; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Directors of photography, Chris Menges, Roger Deakins ; production designer, Brigitte Broch ; editor, Claire Simpson ; music, Nico Muhly.
Participant or Performer Note:	Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for some scenes of sexuality and nudity.
System Details Note:	DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language Note:	Dialogue in English with optional soundtrack in French, and with optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Awards Note:	Academy Award winner, 2009: Best Actress, Kate Winslet.