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In Reply to: "The Reader": Bad news--illiteracy caused the Holocaust posted by mr grits on January 10, 2009 at 18:15:15:

And - FWIW - it was post war Berlin in which they first met. It was after she'd already been a guard.

She disappeared because they were going to promote her to a desk job at the trolley and she was illiterate and didn't want anyone to know.

And I think it's great that we see a naked woman who looks like a regular person and not some idealized version of the same.

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Topic - "The Reader": Bad news--illiteracy caused the Holocaust - mr grits 18:15:15 01/10/09 (4)

I thought it was a stunningly good film... - EBerlin 09:04:17 01/11/09 (0)

I thought it was excellent. Spoilers - sjb 23:43:55 01/10/09 (1)

That's right, post-war . . . . - mr grits 09:42:55 01/11/09 (0)

Winslet just can't keep the pups in their tent. nt - tinear 21:19:51 01/10/09 (0)

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I thought it was excellent. Spoilers - sjb 23:43:55 01/10/09 (1)

That's right, post-war . . . . - mr grits 09:42:55 01/11/09 (0)

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