Day 25

today i, finally, got to see a film that i have been waiting months and months to see.....the reader. i first saw the trailer for this film months ago on apple trailers, a site i regularly visit to check out what is heading for our big screens. kate winslet stars in the adapted novel by bernhard schlink, set in germany over a period of 40+ years.
it was rumoured that nicole kidman was originally meant to play the role of hanna, that earnt kw an oscar and golden globe earlier this year. god i am glad she didn't. what makes this performance so amazing is the seemingly lack of emotional presence that character has, an apparently very cold character. in my mind nk is like that every day, where as kw is the total opposite. any interview with her, seen or read, evokes emotion, she always appears warm, vivacious and forthcoming. so to become the character that she is, is truly deserved of the accolades she has received.
it's a deeply moving movie, but more so really it is held together by the performances of kate winslet and amazingly talented and young, david kross. sheesh - to have, that, many naked scenes in one of your first film's would be pretty nerve-wracking....so so impressive! oh btw - such a hot bod, even if he was probably only 17 when the movie was shot.