| The Reader | |
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| Directed by | Michel Deville |
| Produced by | Rosalinde Deville |
| Written by | Michel Deville Rosalinde Deville |
| Starring | Miou-Miou Régis Royer Maria Casarès Patrick Chesnais |
| Music by | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Release date(s) | 17 August 1988 |
| Running time | 97 min |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Reader (French title: La Lectrice) is a 1988 film based on Raymond Jean's novel "La Lectrice".
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Inspired by the story of Marie, a woman who advertises her services as a reader of literature, Constance decides to do the same. Marie embarks on her new profession with gusto. As she reads to her clients, all of whom are seeking a little more than the solace of literature, she works a fantastical transformation on them.
Deville explores themes that not only consider literature, but the cinema too. This playfully self-reflexive tone is reinforced in the Chinese boxes-like structure of the narrative. There are multiple layers of story, and actors play multiple parts.[1]
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