The Reader (2008)

Kate Winslet and the boy protagonist, Michael Berg, spend a lot of time naked in this film. This definitely improved Winslet's chances I think for the Oscar, and the crossover appeal. Ralph Fiennes seems a bit off here following the boy's mostly exuberant performance, else the boy had really changed in demeanor quite significantly having grown up greatly. I found exceptional and strange compassion for Winslet's character, perhaps it was a good understanding of one of her weaknesses, I guess. [Hey, the actor playing the boy is probably in his late teens, early twenties.] Winslet's was a very worthy performance.