The Reader

Starring: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes

Director: Stephen Daldry
Release Date: 2009
Studio: Weinstein Co.

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Box Office Total: $34,193,000
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Synopsis: The setting is contemporary Germany, where a man recounts the story of his erotic awakening in a covert love affair with an older woman in the wake of WWII.



Scott Rudin Closes Book On 'The Reader'

Friday, October 10th, 2008

In another curious twist to an already bizarre case, Scott Rudin has walked away from "The Reader" and will no longer be involved with The Weinstein Co.'s December release. Read more...

Kate Winslet Replaces Kidman In 'The Reader'

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

Kate Winslet will replace Nicole Kidman in the lead of the Weinstein Co.'s Stephen Daldry pic "The Reader." Kidman dropped out Monday, citing her pregnancy as the reason. Read more...

Nicole Kidman Quits 'The Reader'

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Nicole Kidman has pulled out of Stephen Daldry’s “The Reader,” citing her pregnancy as the reason. Principal photography on the pic began late last year in Berlin and the Eastern city of Goerlitz and filming was set to continue this month with Kidman. Read more...

Kidman & Fiennes Join 'The Reader'

Monday, August 20th, 2007

Nicole Kidman and Ralph Fiennes will star in love story "The Reader" for the Weinstein Co. Stephen Daldry will direct David Hare's adaptation of the bestselling novel by German writer Bernhard Schlink. Read more...