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=The Reader = Based on the best-selling novel  //"Behind the mystery lies a truth// //that will make you question// //everything you believe"//

Background
The Reader is a film adaptation of an award-winning novel by German law professor and judge Bernhard Schlink. It was published in Germany in 1995 and in the United States in 1997. It deals with the difficulties of subsequent generations to comprehend the Holocaust; specifically, whether a sense of its origins and magnitude can be adequately conveyed solely through written and oral media. This question is increasingly at the center of Holocaust literature in the late 20th and early 21st century, as the victims and witnesses of the Holocaust die and its living memory begins to fade.

Synopsis
The Reader opens in post-WWII germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from "The Odysset", "Huck Finn" and "The Lady withe the Little Dog." Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confuse and heartbroken. Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life - this time as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna's past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives. The Reader is a haunting story about truth and reconciliation, about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(101, 40, 37);">Cast
<span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);"> [|Kate Winslet]- Hanna Schmitz <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);"> [|David Kross]- Michael Berg as a teenager who falls in love with Hanna in post-World War II Germany <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">[|Ralph Fiennes]- Michael Berg as an adult <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);"> <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">[|Alexandra Maria Lara]- young Ilana Mather, a former victim of the concentration camp where Hana worked as a guard <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);"> <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">[|Lena Olin]- Rose Mather (Ilana's mother) who testifies alongside her daughte <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">r at Han <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">a's trial


 * === <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Book Adaptation <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">  ===
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 * === <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Details of the Movie  ===

<span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">Below is the trailer of The Reader: media type="youtube" key="kifRQG_M-Do" height="295" width="480" rss url="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/movieweb_movienews" link="true" number="6"

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(101, 40, 38);">Profile of the Author
<span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">Hi my name is Tian Xiao. I am currently enrolled in 2nd year Accounting (Co-op). As for a little background information about me, I was born in China, raised in Montreal, and moved to Ottawa when I was in grade 6. I enjoy oil painting, kayaking, reading (preferably classic literature), and sleeping for up to 12 hours straight. <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);"> <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">Below are some of the schools I have been to, in chronological order:
 * <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">School || <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">Grade || <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">Comments ||
 * <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">Li Xin || <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);"> elementary || <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">The only memory of this school for me is that we get free breakfast and we get nap time ||
 * <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">Wan Shou Si || <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);"> 1 || <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">I attended the first semester of grade 1 in China, and let me tell you, the teacher was very VERY strict. She would get mad and slam her gigantic ruler on your desk if you do not know the multiplication table inside out and backwards ||
 * <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">Dupuis || <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);"> 1 || <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">The second semester of grade 1 is in Montreal, and my first word was "Lait". That's because the day I went in, the children where having breakfast. Whatever happened to free breakfasts?? ||
 * <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">IONA || <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);"> 2-5 || <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">The best memory here is that one of my teachers in grade 4 looked like Baby Spice from Spice Girls, and I thought it was really cool. Here is when I learned most of my French. Did I mention that we never stand up for national anthem in Quebec? ||
 * <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">D.A.Moodie || <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);"> 6-8 || <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">Believe it or not, my first memory of this school is standing up for national anthem. I was extremely confused why I had to stand up every morning and why I had to listen to some random song playing in the background (call me deprived). Here I started learning English ||
 * <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">Bell High School || <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);"> 9-12 || <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">The best memories came from high school. The best, the worst, and everything in between ||
 * <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">U of Ottawa || <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);"> present || <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);">Here I am, studying hard to make something out of myself ||

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(101, 40, 37);">Reflection on Wiki Use
<span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(74, 64, 64);"> This assignment is very interesting as it allowed me to experience another side of wikispace. I have used wiki for other classes such as stats 1 (adm2303), but the techniques in which we must use for that class was completely different, or rather, less sophisticated as compared to this assignment. I had no idea that wikispaces can be customized to closely reflect what almost looks like a personal web page as oppose to a page simply full of texts and loads of information. I enjoyed learning about and using the different features that wikispace has got to offer in order to allow me to edit my page according to my taste. This has been an amazing experience for me, and definitely helps me enjoy the course a lot more. As for my final words, please save yourself some time to watch The Reader as I am sure everyone will enjoy it.