The Reader

– A multi-faceted film based on Raymond Jean's novel "La Lectrice". Constance (Miou-Miou) reads the no..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 38 Minutes
Release Year:
1988
Original Name:
La Lectrice
The Reader (1988) - Also known as La Lectrice

A multi-faceted film based on Raymond Jean's novel "La Lectrice". Constance (Miou-Miou) reads the novel aloud in bed to her lover. Inspired by the story of Marie, a woman who advertises her services as a reader of literature, Constance decides to do the same. Here the film takes on a kaleidoscopic effect as the lives of Constance and Marie become merged, making it hard to distinguish what is real and what is fantasy. This structure is further complicated when the lives of Constance's clients become tangled with the stories she reads. The film is interspersed with readings from well known literary sources as diverse as, amongst others, Baudelaire, Duras, Tolstoy, Lewis Carroll and de Sade's "120 days..."

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The Reader (1988) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Oct 1989

Language:

French

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Michel Deville

Writer:

Raymond Jean (novel), Rosalinde Deville (adaptation), Michel Deville (adaptation)

Main Actors:

Miou-Miou, Christian Ruché, Sylvie Laporte, Michel Raskine

Plot:

A multi-faceted film based on Raymond Jean's novel "La Lectrice". Constance (Miou-Miou) reads the novel aloud in bed to her lover. Inspired by the story of Marie, a woman who advertises her services as a reader of literature, Constance decides to do the same. Here the film takes on a kaleidoscopic effect as the lives of Constance and Marie become merged, making it hard to distinguish what is real and what is fantasy. This structure is further complicated when the lives of Constance's clients become tangled with the stories she reads. The film is interspersed with readings from well known literary sources as diverse as, amongst others, Baudelaire, Duras, Tolstoy, Lewis Carroll and de Sade's "120 days..."

Awards:

4 wins & 8 nominations.

Production:

TSF Productions

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10