The I·CARE Theatre 2019 will continue to bring to CUHK people a fine selection of films in the next two months. Details of the upcoming screening, The Reader*, are as follows:
Date | : | 13 March 2019 (Wednesday) |
Time | : | 7:00 pm |
Venue | : | Sir Run Run Shaw Hall |
Duration | : | 124 minutes |
Language | : | English, with subtitles in Chinese |
Director | : | Stephen Daldry |
Remarks | : | Only suitable for persons aged 18 or above |
Would all interested CUHK students, staff and alumni please visit here for on-line registration and to obtain more information about the I·CARE Theatre 2019. For enquiries, please contact Ms. Hui of this Centre via 3943 3714 (Tel) or vickyhui@cuhk.edu.hk (Email).
*Synopsis
Michael, a 15-year-old student, falls ill on his way home. He has been rescued by Hanna, a woman who is 21 years older. Despite their age difference, the two begin an unexpected and passionate affair. Their romantic liaisons are characterised by Hanna's asking Michael to read literary works to her. One day, Hanna mysteriously disappears. Michael is heartbroken. Eight years later when Michael becomes a law student, he meets Hanna again at the Nazi war trials. He is astounded to see that Hanna is one of the defendants and feels shocked at her admittance of all the alleged offences. Michael later discovers that his boyhood love has been guarding a secret she considers as more shameful than receiving a wrongful life imprisonment……
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