THE READER
synopsis
Set in postwar Germany, the story of a man whose life has been shaped by an illicit affair with a passionate, elusive older woman during his youth.
| international title: | The Reader |
| original title: | The Reader |
| country: | United Kingdom, Germany, United States |
| sales agent: | The Weinstein Company |
| year: | 2008 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Stephen Daldry |
| film run: | 123' |
| release date: | UK 02/01/2009, FR 14/01/2009, ES 13/02/2009, IS 20/02/2009, DE 26/02/2009, BE 04/03/2009, CH 05/03/2009, NO 06/03/2009, NL 02/04/2009 |
| screenplay: | David Hare |
| cast: | Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Jeanette Hain, Susanne Lothar, Alissa Wilms, Hannah Herzsprung |
| cinematography by: | Roger Deakins, Chris Menges |
| film editing: | Claire Simpson |
| art director: | Brigitte Broch |
| costumes designer: | Ann Roth |
| music: | Nico Muhly |
| producer: | Anthony Minghella, Donna Gigliotti, Sydney Pollack, Redmond Morris |
| production: | The Weinstein Company, Studio Babelsberg, Mirage Enterprises (USA) |
| distributor: | The Weinstein Co, TFM Distribution (FR), On Pictures (ES), Senator (DE), Benelux Film Distributors (BE), Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (CH) |
