The Reader Quad Poster and 22 Minute Featurette
The Weinstein Company has debuted the first quad-sized poster for Kate Winslet ’s latest drama “The Reader.”
“The Reader” opens in post-WWII Germany when teenager Michael Berg 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 “The Odyssey,” “Huck Finn,” and “The Lady with the Little Dog.” 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 – 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. “The Reader” is a haunting story about truth and reconciliation, about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another.
There’s too a 22 minute featurette online for “The Reader” featuring the lead cast members Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes, producers, director Stephen Daldry and writers all talking about the film, the story, and each other, as well as the usual behind the scenes filming. Continue Reading…
Second “The Reader” Poster
The folks over at Cinematical have debuted the new poster for “The Reader.” Tagline states: “How far would you go to protect a secret?“
The story opens in post-WWII Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna (Kate Winslet), 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. 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 – 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.
The Reader is directed by English filmmaker Stephen Daldry (Eight, Billy Elliot, The Hours). The screenplay was written by David Hare (Damage, The Hours) and is based on Bernhard Schlink’s novel of the same name Continue Reading…
First Look at Kate Winslet in The Reader
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The first picture from the upcoming Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours) film, entitled “The Reader,” have been published on Awards Daily web site.
A haunting love story based on the best-selling novel of the same name, “The Reader” is set in postwar Germany and tells the story of a man whose life has been shaped by an illicit affair with a passionate, elusive older woman during his youth. Bernhard Schlink’s “The Reader” has been translated into 39 languages and has garnered numerous awards. “The Reader” was the first German novel to reach number one on The New York Times Bestseller List.
“The Reader stars Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes and opens limited December 12th, 2008.
Kate Winslet plays very old woman in ”The Reader”
Kate Winslet is starring alongside Ralph Fiennes in Stephen Daldry’s post-world war II drama, ”The Reader,” based on the novel by Bernhard Schlink.
In postwar Germany, a young man’s decades-long obsession with an older woman runs headlong into a war crimes trial, where he learns an awful truth.
The film, currently being shot on location in Germany, sees Kate playing an older woman involved with a young man.
You can see her on the set photos looking extremely haggard and aged.
Kate replaced Nicole Kidman after she pulled out of shooting on the drama after falling pregnant.
Kate recently finished filming ”Revolutionary Road”, which will sees her back on the big screen alongside Leonardo DiCaprio again.
Director: Stephen Daldry
Writers: Bernhard Schlink (novel), David Hare (screenplay)
Starring: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, David Kross
Release Date: 12 December 2008
