Director: Stephen Daldry
Actors: Kate Winslet, David Kross, Ralph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz, Lena Olin, Alexandra Maria Lara, Linda Bassett, Susanne Lothar, Matthias Habich, Ludwig Blochberger, Volker Bruch, Hannah Herzsprung, Jeanette Hain, Jonas Jägermeyr [no-sidebar]
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Release Year: 2008
Duration: 2 h 04 min
Synopsis: Opens in post-war Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate secret affair. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from "The Odyssey," "Huck Finn," and "The Lady with the Little Dog." Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken.
