There are films that produce indelibleimpression. These include the film "Reader". Reviews about him completely positive. The Reader is one of those stories that seems impossible to invent. Was it all really, or is this another successful fantasy writer and director?
The creators of the painting
The film "The Reader" (2008) was filmed based onBernhard Schlink's novel of the same name. The writer is partly the image of the protagonist of the work “painted” from himself, but the events described in the book are still a fiction, albeit a very plausible one. The book so touched the hearts of readers that it became close and understandable at the same time the audience of Europe and America. The novel “The Reader” is the only work by a German author that ranks among the best books from The New York Times.
Picture “The Reader” was produced by Sydney Pollack andAnthony Minghella. However, shortly before the premiere, both producers died. Then the project was transferred to Donna Gillotti and Redmond Morris. For the camera stood a multiple Oscar nominee - operator Roger Deakins.
Short story
The protagonist of the film - the representative of the Germanpost-war youth (meaning World War II) named Michael Berg. On the street in 1958, Michael is only 15 years old. One day, on his way home, he becomes very ill, and he falls on the street. Passersby indifferently pass by, and only conductor Hannah Schmitz assists him.
Michael met the next time Schmitz at the end60s: He came to court to look at the trial of the guards from Auschwitz and saw Hanna among the convicts. She was sentenced to life imprisonment. Berg did not dare to visit personally his long-time acquaintance, but he wrote down several tapes of it, having read famous literary works. With the help of these tapes and the prison library, Hannah learned to read, until that moment she was completely illiterate.
За примерное поведение женщину решили освободить ahead of time, but the day before she was released from prison, she hanged herself in her own cell. Throughout the film, Michael Berg tried to comprehend the time and actions that the older “military” generation had to perform. And as a result, he came to the conclusion that everyone is worthy of forgiveness.
The Reader: actors and roles. Kate Winslet as Hannah Schmitz
Initially the role of Hannah Schmitz was entrusted to Nicole Kidman. But the actress got pregnant before the shooting. Carrying a child was difficult, so the movie star refused the role.
Performers of the role of Michael Berg
Фильм «Чтец», отзывы о котором в 2008 г.They were published in the world's best newspapers, and caused a stir as well because Rafe Fiennes appeared in it. The fact is that the actor rarely indulges his fans with screen work, as he prefers to work in the theater. Nevertheless, Rafe managed to light up in significant projects for Hollywood: in the “Schindler List” by Steven Spielberg, the “English Patient” by Anthony Minghella, the “Lady of the Maid” by Wayne Wang, and the 007 Harry Potter franchises.
David Cross is a real German, quite famous.in Germany, the actor. However, the experience of filming in Hollywood projects for Cross ended on the project "Reader". A little later, David made an attempt to move to London, but a year later he abandoned the idea.
Other actors
In the shooting of the film "The Reader" also tookparticipation Lena Olin - Swedish performer. Olin got two roles at once: Ilana Mather (the former prisoner of Auschwitz) and her daughter Rosa. Lena Olin also starred in the film "Remember Me" with Robert Pattinson, in the film "Anesthesia" with Jessica Alba and the melodrama "Kazanova" with Heath Ledger.
Carolina Herfurt is a popular German actress.She began her career in youth films. In 2006 she appeared in the film "Perfume", becoming the first victim of the main character. One of the most famous roles played by Caroline Herfurt is the role of the Jewish woman Gretel Bergman in the drama Berlin 36.
Swiss Bruno Ganz (“Baader-Meinhof Complex”), Volker Bruch (“Red Baron”), Alexander Lara (“Baader-Meinhof Complex”) also took part in the shooting.
Film “Reader”: critics and viewers reviews
На сайте IMDb картина Стивена Долдри имеет rating of 8 points. This means a high degree of confidence that the “Reader” film aroused in the audience. The responses of the usual audience are generally positive: the non-standard plot is noted, the talented play Kate Winslet and Rafe Fiennes, as well as talented camera work. For incarnated on the screen image of Hannah Schmitz, Kate Winslet received her long-awaited Oscar.
