Film Therapy: The Reader and Standard Operating Procedure

DIGG THIS Spoiler Alert: high-level character and plot or story information for The Reader and Standard Operating Procedure. Coming to Terms The newly released indie film, The Reader, is the latest feature concerning the holocaust. It is an emotional powerhouse, with great subtlety in the script, editing, and performances. Set in the post-war period from 1958 through the mid-'90s, we see individual German characters, and the society from which they came, attempting to come to terms with what they did — and why they did it — or stood by and allowed it to happen. The people whose guilt is … Continue reading Film Therapy: The Reader and Standard Operating Procedure