Best Director at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009. The director is British Stephen Dedley, screenwriter David Hale Benhard Schlink, starring Kate Winslet, 124 minutes long, also known as "Reading for Love", "Reading for Life and Death", this year's Oscar-winning film, adapted from the German novel of the same name, the original book is the first ever to be on the "New York Times" bestseller German books on the book list. The film adapted from the book "The Reader" closely follows the spirit of the original, expressing the entanglement between the younger generation and the older generation in Germany after World War II, involving the themes of guilt and redemption. Starring Winslet won an Oscar for her restrained performance in the film. The film conveys to the audience deep thoughts on human nature, war, redemption, love and other aspects.
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