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- Release date: December 12, 2008Variety: Daldry's 'Reader' Gets 2008 Release
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Stephen Daldry
- Producers: Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack and Scott Rudin
- Screenwriter: David Hare
- Cinematography: Chris Menges, Roger Deakins
- Distributor: The Weinstein Co.
- Based on The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
- Named one of the Top 10 films of 2008 by the Broadcast Film Critics AssociationABC News: Golden Globe Nods: Top 10 Movies Scoring Oscar Buzz (December 11, 2008)
- MPAA rating: R
- Runtime: 124 minutes
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The Reader is a 2008 drama starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes, based on the novel of the same name by Bernhard Schlink.
The film has been nominated for 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
Winslet won Best Actress at the 81st Annual Academy Awards on February 22, 2009.
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2009 Oscar Nominations
Plot Synopsis
Michael (David Kross), falls in love with an older woman Hanna (Kate Winslet), in Germany after World War II, while he is a teenager. Eight years later they meet again, when Michael is a law student observing the war crimes trials, and Hanna is one of the accused criminals.Lead Role Switch
Kate Winslet was the original choice for the lead role in The Reader but had to turn it down because of scheduling problems. Nicole Kidman was then cast as the lead but had to back out due to pregnancy. The filming schedule had changed, enabling Winslet to accept the role of Hanna.Cinematical: Kate Winslet Replaces Nicole Kidman in 'The Reader' (January 8, 2008)2009 Golden Globes
The Reader was nominated for several 2009 Golden Globes including Best Motion Picture (Drama), Stephen Daldry for Best Director, David Hare for Best Screenplay and Kate Winslet for Best Supporting Actress. The Golden Globe Awards ceremony will air on January 11, 2009.Cinematical: Golden Globe Nominations In! Winslet won the Golden Globe for Best Actress.Cast Information
- Kate Winslet as Hanna Schmitz
- Ralph Fiennes as older Michael
- David Kross as young Michael
- Alexandra Maria Lara as Ilana
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@SteveOReilly 20 minutes while he read pretty much every article on the site tonight...so theres a new reader! lol :)
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@WindowsGamer yes i do use a netbook. but just for microsoft reader, 100 .lit and music. the size of the harddrive and it's portability!!!
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@Jun_wong nah dude, it's just been a tough year. 2010 will be mine to SHINE. (that's what the tarot card reader told me)
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The home swap: hotel rooms? A thing of the past for this reader... http://tinyurl.com/y9znerw
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You Shoot: Chicago Thanksgiving | The Blog | Chicago Reader: How to Talk Like a South Sider. Chicago-style pron.. http://bit.ly/7pBCLb
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