The Reader (15)

Beautifully shot, sensitively directed with a fine supporting cast, but it is Winslet's performance that reveals an actress at the peak of her powers

Director: Stephen Daldry
Starring: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Susanne Lothar
UK, 2008, 2 hours 4 minutes

Thu 26 March 11.00am & 8.30pm / Fri 27 8.30pm / Mon 30 8.30pm / Tue 31 11.00am -
The Courtyard Hereford

In 1958, 15-year-old Michael has an affair with the much older Hanna, only to learn years later - as a law student observing her trial - that she belonged to the SS. He knows a secret that will lessen her sentence but not exonerate her. What to do? A terrifically accomplished look at the legacy of Nazi evil on the next generation that boasts an intelligent script from David Hare and a stupendous performance from Winslet that could finally deliver her an Oscar.