Review of The Reader (2008) by Urim T — 21 Oct 2011
Germany in 1958, 1966 and the 90's. 36-yr old illiterate female Auschwitz guard (played by Kate Winslet) with a penchant for having someone read to her had a summer fling with a 16-yr old boy in 1958.
Fast forward 8 yrs to the same young man in law school auditing what turned out to be her trial. He started sending her tapes of books he used to read to her & they became her lifeline. In prison she taught herself to read & write but committed suicide just before her release from prison 22 years later.
The young man, in time, grew up to become an emotionally distant person.
This review of The Reader (2008) was written by Urim T on 21 Oct 2011.
The Reader has generally received positive reviews.
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