From the toolbox, the boy took out, of all things, a teddy bear. In the basement of her home, a jewish refugee is being protected by her adoptive parents. It will be widely read and admired because it tells a story in which books become treasures. The book thief cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. It is a warm hearted,emotional film with fantastic acting by all the cast,likeable characters and a great storyline. Rush, nelisse and percival sat for an interview after the book thief s world premiere at the mill valley film festival, where the film received the u. Barbara auer was born on february 1, 1959 in konstanz, badenwurttemberg, germany. The book thief is an earnest melodrama with a solid cast that deals with powerful themes of life, death, and connection. The first time he saw the book thief, he says, was on a train. Sophie nelisse born march 27, 2000 is a canadian actress. Life of pi had a master filmmaker, ang lee, telling a bigscreen adventure story, while the book thief has a journeyman director, brian percival best known for his work on downton abbey and an.
The next time he saw her was when he came for a pilot who had crashed his plane. It tells the tale of a young german girl living in nazi germany who goes to live with new foster parents as the outbreak of world war two approaches. School library journal, starred the book thief will be appreciated for mr. I really enjoyed the book thief which i found compelling throughout. She began her career at the age of seven in commercials, then made her movie debut at age 10 in the 2012 frenchcanadian film monsieur lazhar. The book thief had struck for the first time the beginning of an illustrious career. The horn book magazine, starred an extraordinary narrative. The streamer has canceled the thriller after just one season, according to series star wil traval.
Also unclear was the concept of how words have the power of life, and the title book thief only played a minor role in the film. The film is based on markus zusaks 2005 novel of the same name. I spent all minutes of the book thief wondering who exactly its target audience is supposed to be. It was an early film credit for director martin campbell the film was released in north america in january 1976 as her family jewels, with added hardcore inserts performed by standins for the original cast members keen, quoted in the book the worlds greatest scandals of the 20th century. She is 9 years old at the beginning of the story, when after the death of her brother she is taken in by the hubermann family. The book thief 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
If i had a vote, wed get another young teenage girl nominated for best actress in a lead role for sophie nelisses amazing work. She is known for her genie awardwinning performance in monsieur lazhar, and as liesel meminger in the film adaptation of the bestselling novel the book thief written by markus zusak. Based on the beloved international bestselling book, the book thief tells the story of an. It was adapted into a 20 feature film of the same name. The scope of the story is seen through the eyes of liesel, making it quite an intimate tale that is less about war and more about the importance of. Sophie nelisse, geoffrey rush, and emily watson of the book thief share their experiences bonding onset, relating to their characters, and the. The levels of lovehate and joydisappointment are no greater in the world of cinema than with literary translations to film. Its a great way to highlight the theme of death and book stealing in one fell swoop. During world war ii, a young german girl shares stolen books with a hidden jewish refugee. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the book thief with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The actress gives a remarkably poised and mature performance in the film that might not just set her on the path to stardom but could also earn her serious. The sex thief is a 1973 british sex film starring david warbeck, diane keen and christopher biggins. Once a reluctant soldier during world war i, he is a house painter and. On february 4, 20, it was announced that canadian actress sophie nelisse was cast in the role and that australian actor geoffrey rush and english actress emily watson would be playing memingers foster parents.
Zusaks audacity, also on display in his earlier i am the messenger. Emily watson as rosa hubermann, liesels badtempered foster. Nico liersch was born on july 17, 2000 in munich, bavaria, germany as nico louis liersch. Based on markus zusaks novel, the book thief expertly tells the story of a young german girl named liesel, who is thrust into the horrors of world war ii germany and its many complications.
Nominated as one of americas bestloved novels by pbss the great american read. From what i have learned subsequently, the book that the plot is based on emphasizes this much more strongly, and many people who have come from the book and watched the film found it a very unsatisfying adaptation. All the references to liesels first book cast a spooky, morbid cast over the novel. But the movie about a girl adopted by a german couple during world war ii also crystallizes the perils of.
Her sister isabelle nelisse born december 3, 2003 is also an actress, best known for her roles in mama for which she received multiple award. He reached in through the torn windshield and placed it on the pilots chest. This is the teachers study guide for steppenwolf for young adults production of the book thief based on the novel by markus zusak, adapted by heidi stillman and directed by hallie gordon. Set in germany in the years 19391943, the book thief tells the story of liesel, narrated by death who has in his possession the book she wrote about these years. It is a welldesigned, good looking film with locations and costumes that place its audience squarely in the middle of world war iiera europe. The book thief is narrated by death yup, you heard that right who tells us the story of liesel meminger. Its based on a bestselling youngadult novel set in nazi germany, but it has a cheesy. Set in germany during wwii, the book thief focuses on young liesel, played by french actress sophie nelisse, who made her debut in monsieur. The book thief cast, info, trivia famous birthdays. The book thief is the name of the book liesel writes over the period leading up to the bombing of himmel street.
The book thief is a historical novel by australian author markus zusak and is his most popular work published in 2005, the book thief became an international bestseller and was translated into 63 languages and sold 16 million copies. A search for an actress to play the eponymous book thief, liesel meminger, occurred across the world. The book thief arrived perhaps thirty seconds later. Its a very sad day today, he said via instagram on. Its january 1939, and ten year old liesel is traveling by train with her mother and her little brother werner. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the book thief near you. Canadian actress had hoped to compete as a gymnast in rio. Death introduces himself as the narrator of the novel. Sophie nelisse as liesel meminger, the titular book thief. The film was nominated for the academy award for best original score.
Based on the beloved international bestselling book, the book thief tells the story of an extraordinary, spirited young girl sent to live with a foster family in wwii germany. While subjected to the horrors of world war ii germany, young liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. The book thief has its moments of brilliance, thanks in large part to an adept cast. Why sophie nelisse gave up her olympic dream for book thief. Sophie nelisse was born in windsor, ontario, but moved to montreal with her family when she was just age four. As it is frequently mentioned on this website, there is an everpresent tugofwar going on between novels and their film adaptations.