Kate Winslet takes home an Oscar for Best Actress in her moving portrayal of Hannah, an older woman whose torrid summer love affair with a young boy, Michael, resurfaces when on trial years later for her participation in Nazi war crimes during post-World War II Germany. Now a law student, Michael, played by stand-out newcomer David Kross and two-time Oscar nominee Ralph Fiennes, is then faced with the unsettling dilemma of revealing a deep-seeded secret in order to save Hannah from prison.Winslet, Fiennes and Kross round out a powerful ensemble cast in this brilliant thriller (recognized by the Academy for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Cinematography) from three-time Oscar nominated director Stephen Daldry.
Special Features:
*12 Deleted Scenes
*Adapting A Timeless Masterpiece: Making The Reader
*A Conversation with David Kross & Stephen Daldry
*Kate Winslet On The Art Of Aging Hanna Schmitz
*A New Voice: A Look At Composer Nico Muhly
*Coming To Grips With The Past: Production Designer Brigitte Broch
*Theatrical Trailer
