Cinematic background from The Reader 2008 - 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.
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A woman is writing on a piece of paper at a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A person with a backpack walking down a long hallway; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man in a black robe and white tie sitting in front of a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A young man is holding a book in his hands; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – Two young men sitting side - by - side on a train; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man and a woman laying on a bed; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man and a woman sitting in a courtroom; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A person walking on a wooden floor in a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – An older man wearing a suit and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A woman sitting in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A young man in a brown jacket is holding his hand to his face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – Three people sitting in a lecture hall with a clock in the background; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A young man standing in a body of water; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – An old man with a beard and mustache in a court room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man standing in front of a train on a street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A shirtless young man standing next to a body of water; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A person with long blonde hair wearing a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man sitting on the edge of a body of water; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man sitting at a desk writing on a book; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man and a woman sitting in a lecture hall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A young man is looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A person with a backpack walking through a field; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man in a uniform is posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man sitting at a desk in front of books; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man standing in front of a train; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A person with curly hair wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A person walking down a road with a backpack; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man in a tan jacket standing next to a train window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A woman is looking at a book with a pen in her hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A young man sitting next to an older man in a courtroom; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A woman sitting on a couch reading a book; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A woman standing in a room holding a pen; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A young man wearing a plaid shirt and a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man and a woman walking down a street holding an umbrella; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man holding a bouquet of flowers in a kitchen; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A train track leading to a train station; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A young man in a brown coat is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man sitting in front of a group of other people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A woman standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A group of people sitting in rows of wooden seats; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A woman sitting on top of a couch in a room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A group of people sitting around a table eating food; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – An older woman looking out of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A woman riding a bike through a field; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – An older woman with grey curly hair wearing a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A young man in a blue shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – An aerial view of a road and a house in the middle of a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man and a woman looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A woman sitting in front of two other men in a courtroom; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A little girl sitting in front of a window with a pencil; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man standing next to a barbed wire fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A woman sitting at a dinner table with a plate of food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man riding a bike through a wheat field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – An older woman is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A young man sitting on a bench in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – An older woman sitting at a table in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man sitting at a table wearing a suit and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A person wearing a coat and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A young man smiling for the camera in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A young man looking into a mirror while standing next to a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A woman looking in a mirror while holding onto a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – An older man sitting at a table with a plate of food in front of him; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man and a woman are holding a book in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A person with short hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man and a woman sitting at a table in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – An older woman wearing a sweater and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man sitting on a train looking out the window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A young man with short brown hair looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A woman sitting on the edge of a bed in front of a nightstand; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A young man is looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A girl with plaited pigtails sitting in a classroom; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A person sitting at a table with a book in front of them; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Reader” (2008), directed by Stephen Daldry – A man sitting in front of a chalkboard in a classroom; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle