[Movie Script]Reader, The

                               THE READER









                               Written by



                               David Hare







          Based on the novel by Bernhard Schlink



          INT. MICHAEL'S APARTMENT. BERLIN. DAY. CREDITS



          1995. A modern apartment, all cool and glass. MICHAEL BERG is

preparing breakfast, laying the table for two. He is 51, dark-

haired, saturnine. He is doing everything with deliberate

quietness, taking the occasional glance towards the bedroom

to check he's not making too much noise. He is boiling an

egg, which he takes out of boiling water and puts on a

sparkling clean plate.



          MICHAEL puts the yolk-stained egg-cup and plate into the

sink, his breakfast eaten, then, as noiseless as he can,

turns on the tap to run water. The bedroom door opens, and

BRIGITTE comes out, naked. She's attractive, younger. The

credits end.




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