{"id":5381,"date":"2017-01-11T16:13:33","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T21:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=5381"},"modified":"2026-07-23T17:50:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T21:50:06","slug":"the-reader-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=5381","title":{"rendered":"The Reader-2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Reader-2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Stephen Daldry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Kate Winslet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #603<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/70109683.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5382\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/70109683-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/70109683-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/70109683.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed January 11, 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Reader (2008) is by far my favorite of all of Kate Winslet&#8217;s film roles-and that is saying something!<\/p>\n<p>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<p>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 admirable.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>Winslet plays a woman (Hanna) in 1950&#8217;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<p>He teaches her to read and other things, and they become inseparable. When she leaves town one day, the boy is devastated.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>The film is told from the perspective of Fiennes&#8217;s character, which is a wonderful decision.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>The story is riveting, and the acting is top-notch.<\/p>\n<p>An excellent film.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oscar Nominations: 1 win-<\/strong>Best Picture, Best Director-Stephen Daldry, Best Actress-Kate Winslet <strong>(won)<\/strong>, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Reader-2008 Director Stephen Daldry Starring Kate Winslet Scott&#8217;s Review #603 Reviewed January 11, 2017 Grade: A The Reader (2008) is by far my favorite of all of Kate Winslet&#8217;s film roles-and that is saying something! 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