The Reader is a movie directed by Stephen Daldry in 2008 and based on the book of the same name by Bernhard Schlink, first published in 1995. The movie features Ralph Fiennes, Jeanette Hain, David Kross, Kate Winslet, Susanne Lothar, Alissa Wilms, and others.
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Storyline
In 1995 Berlin, after a woman he has spent the night with leaves his apartment abruptly after he has made her breakfast, Michael Berg watches a U-Bahn pass by, setting up a flashback to a tram in 1958. Pausing nearby an apartment building he vomits. After a bicycling trip with Michael, Hanna learns that she was promoted to a clerical job at the tram company’s office, upon which she suddenly leaves her home, without telling Michael or anyone else where she has moved to.
Movie vs Book
Year
2008
Minutes
124
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Reader
Director: Stephen Daldry
Country: Germany
Year: 2008
Length: 2h4m
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Year
1995
Pages
216
Book Rate
7.52
S: Goodreads
Book
The Reader
Original title: Der Vorleser
Author: Bernhard Schlink
Country: Germany
First published in: 1995
Length: 216 pages
Genre: Fiction
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