THE READER (2007)
STEPHEN DALDRY
DramaOscar Winners1950s1960s1980s1990sRomanceNigel's ChoiceAdam's FavesLaw/Legal/Solicitors/TrialsPrisonBAFTA WinnersComing of AgeRecommendedRob Recommends
Plot
Germany, 1954; teenager Michael Berg becomes ill on his way home and is helped by Hanna, a taciturn, but attractive woman twice his age. When recovered Michael returns to her apartment to thank the stranger for her kindness he swiftly finds himself involved in a furtive, impassioned affair. As this relationship intensifies Michael discovers Hanna's love of being read to. When Hanna disappears without a trace the young lad is left confused and bereft.