Wednesday, December 31, 2008

THE READER




Drama

PRINCIPAL CAST MEMBERS
Ralph Fiennes: 52-year-old attorney Michael Berg
David Kross: as the 15-year-old Michael
Kate Winslet: 36-year-old trolley conductor Hanna Schmitz
Lena Olin: Rose Mather

REVIEW
It is worth going to the movie just to see the wonderful performances by all the principal actors. Kate Winslet in particular does a fantastic job in this thought-provoking film set in Germany in the years following World War II.

At the risk of saying too much I’ll simply point out that some of the issues raised and some of the decisions taken are of themselves worthy of further consideration.

In addition to the fine acting, the cinemaphotography and musical score are first-rate as is the attention to period detail.

CLASSIFICATION
“for some scenes of sexuality and nudity.”
This is a bit of an understatement: truth be told, there are quite a few scenes of sexuality. And not just nudity but full-frontal nudity.

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