La Lectrice ( The Reader )

La Lectrice (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: The Reader
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Ceasar Awards
Montreal World Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Biographies
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1988 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Michel Deville

Written By:
Michel Deville
Rosalinde Deville

Actors:
Miou-Miou ..... Constance/Marie
Régis Royer ..... Eric
María Casares ..... General's Widow
Patrick Chesnais ..... Company Director
Pierre Dux ..... Magistrate
Christian Ruché ..... Jean/Philippe
Brigitte Catillon ..... Eric's Mother
Marianne Denicourt ..... Bella
Charlotte Farran ..... Coralie
Clotilde de Bayser ..... Coralie's Mother
Jean-Luc Boutté ..... Police Inspector
Simon Eine ..... Hospital Professor
Maria de Medeiros ..... L'infirmière muette
André Wilms ..... Man in Rue Saint-Landry
Bérangère Bonvoisin ..... Joel's Mother

Synopsis:

At the suggestion of a friend, Constance (Miou-Miou) places an ad in the paper offering her services as a reader in this romantic comedy drama. Her job leads her to a variety of employers and occasional romantic involvement. Maria Casares plays the widow of an East European general who has Constance read Tolstoy and Marx. Pierre Dux is the local magistrate who prefers to hear the memoirs of the Marquis de Sade. She also has an affair with a harried business executive played by Patrick Chesnais. This film was named the "Best Feature" at the 1988 Montreal World Film Festival.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 15 June, 2009.

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