{"id":5381,"date":"2017-01-11T16:13:33","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T21:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=5381"},"modified":"2023-12-23T13:52:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T18:52:07","slug":"the-reader-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=5381","title":{"rendered":"The Reader-2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Reader-2008<\/strong><\/p>\n

Director Stephen Daldry<\/strong><\/p>\n

Starring Kate Winslet<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scott’s Review #603<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Reviewed January 11, 2017<\/p>\n

Grade: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Reader (2008) is by far my favorite of all of Kate Winslet’s film roles-and that is saying something! It is her most challenging and provocative to date and will ruffle some feathers for sure based on the subject matter of the story.<\/p>\n

The subject of a grown woman in her thirties involved in a steamy and passionate love affair with a young boy half her age is too much for some, but I found the bravery of the film admirably.<\/p>\n

To be fair, the film is a slow build-up type of story and it takes a little while to get going, but if you stick with it, it will be worth your time.<\/p>\n

Winslet plays a woman (Hanna) in 1950’s Germany, living an ordinary life. She is a poor woman and a young boy she meets changes her life for the better.<\/p>\n

He teaches her readings and other educational things and they are inseparable. When she leaves town one day, the boy is devastated.<\/p>\n

The film then fast-forwards thirty years to the 1990s and the boy, now grown up and played by Ralph Fiennes, comes upon Hanna in a most unusual, dramatic, and devastating way.<\/p>\n

The film is told from the perspective of Fiennes’s character, which is a wonderful decision.<\/p>\n

The Reader (2008) is very heavy on sex and nudity (I mean lots!), so if anyone is offended by that you might want to skip it.<\/p>\n

The story is riveting and the acting is top-notch.<\/p>\n

An excellent film.<\/p>\n

Oscar Nominations: 1 win-<\/strong>Best Picture, Best Director-Stephen Daldry, Best Actress-Kate Winslet (won)<\/strong>, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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