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"The Reader" quotes

The Reader poster
The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.

Director: Stephen Daldry
Writer: David Hare, Bernhard Schlink
Production: N/A
Genre: drama, romance
Year: 2008
MetaScore: 58/100
ImdbRating: 7.6
BoxOffice: $34,194,407
Released: 30 Jan 2009
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 26 wins & 48 nominations total

25 video clips

Hanna SchmitzProfessor RohlRose MatherMichael BergYoung Ilana MatherJudgeJuliaTeacherBrigitteTram Supervisor
I'm not frightened of anything - The Reader 00:35 I'm not frightened of anything It doesn't matter what I feel - The Reader 00:11 It doesn't matter what I feel I don't know what to say - The Reader 00:23 I don't know what to say You don't have the power to upset me - The Reader 00:07 You don't have the power to upset me Societies think they operate by something called morality - The Reader 00:35 Societies think they operate by something called morality People ask all the time what I learned in the camps - The Reader 00:36 People ask all the time what I learned in the camps Why did you think I was there How should I know - The Reader 00:08 Why did you think I was there How should I know You've been skipping seminars - The Reader 00:37 You've been skipping seminars Each of the guards would choose a certain number of women - The Reader 00:36 Each of the guards would choose a certain number of women I'm aware I was difficult - The Reader 00:34 I'm aware I was difficult The notion of secrecy is central to Western literature - The Reader 00:28 The notion of secrecy is central to Western literature I sat in the second carriage because I thought you might kiss me - The Reader 00:20 I sat in the second carriage because I thought you might... This is disgusting - The Reader 00:13 This is disgusting Do you have a book Yes I have - The Reader 00:24 Do you have a book Yes I have What are you doing What is this - The Reader 00:33 What are you doing What is this It's nothing - The Reader 00:34 It's nothing Well what would you have done - The Reader 00:04 Well what would you have done What Your name - The Reader 00:36 What Your name I brought you these flowers to say thank you - The Reader 00:36 I brought you these flowers to say thank you To make room you were picking women out and saying - The Reader 00:10 To make room you were picking women out and saying My name is Hanna Schmitz Thank you - The Reader 00:05 My name is Hanna Schmitz Thank you Is it true what you said - The Reader 00:29 Is it true what you said

Cast

Michael Berg - Ralph Fiennes
Brigitte - Jeanette Hain
Young Michael Berg - David Kross
Hanna Schmitz - Kate Winslet
Carla Berg - Susanne Lothar
All Cast