But in times of war there are many threats and the lives of Liesel, her family and friends will never be the same. The Book Thief mixes British actors using German accents, a few German actors, and the occasional German word, creating a playfully successful illusion of German-ness. One day, Rosa asks Liesel to deliver laundry to the Mayor and Ilsa invites Liesel to go to her library and tells that she can visit her to read whenever she wants. Meanwhile Hans hides the Jewish Max Vandenburg, who is the son of a deceased friend that saved his life in the war, in the basement of his house and Liesel becomes his friend. During a Nazi speech where the locals are forced to burn books in a bonfire, Liesel recovers one book for her and the Mayor's wife Ilsa Hermann witnesses her action. When Hans discovers that Liesel cannot read, he teaches her using her book and Liesel becomes an obsessed reader. Liesel befriends her next door neighbor, the boy Rudy Steiner, and they go together to the school. Her stepmother, Rosa Hubermann, is a rude but caring woman and her stepfather, Hans Hubermann, is a simple kind-hearted man. Liesel is delivered to a foster family in a small town and later she learns that her mother left her because she is a communist. Her mother buries the boy in a cemetery by the tracks and Liesel picks up a book, "The Gravediggers Handbook", which was left on the grave of her brother and brings it with her. 8th.In 1938, the young girl Liesel Meminger is traveling by train with her mother and her younger brother when he dies. It is this act that causes Hans to have Max leave the basement.ĭon’t be a saumensch! Go see The Book Thief when it opens in theaters Nov. In the movie, the scene is less physically violent in that instead of getting a whipping, Hans must tell the officer his name, which the officer writes down, creating fear and paranoia in Hans’ mind. Both Hans and the Jew are whipped by a Nazi officer. In the book, Hans gives some bread to a Jew as he is being marched through the town. November movie preview: SheKnows picks the flicks > This was probably changed to keep Liesel more likable and help the audience feel relieved when Ilsa comes for Liesel at the end of the movie. It’s handled a bit differently in the film, as the mayor appears to be attempting to control, possibly hoping to protect, his wife’s emotional state-of-mind as he sees the bond that is growing between Ilsa and Liesel.Īlso, Liesel doesn’t yell a rant or throw a book at Ilsa when she is told she’ll no longer be delivering the washing. In the book, the mayor and his wife, Ilsa Hermann (Barbara Auar), discontinue the laundry services of Rosa Hubermann because they want to project an image that they are belt-tightening. to join the Nazis before being forced to go off to fight for them. Various other Nazi characters build up the tension that eventually forces Hans, Sr. These periphery characters are not missed in the film, however. argues with his father about his failure to join the Nazi Party and suggests Liesel should be reading Mein Kamph. Death narrates the story of the main protagonist, Liesel Meminger, beginning when she is nine years old and suffering from the death of her brother and separation from her mother. The two adult children of Hans and Rosa Hubermann ( Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson), have been nixed from the story. The Book Thief (2013), directed by Brian Percival, is about a young old girl living in Nazi Germany (between 19) in the fictional town of Molching, Germany. It also bonds the two young souls of Rudy and Liesel, making the ending of the film just gut wrenching. Having the boy discover this while Max is still living in the basement adds tension to the story and further demonstrates the emotional burdens the war put onto children. In the movie, the adorable yellow-haired Rudy (Nico Liersch), accidentally discovers the existence of Max when he sees Max’s handwritten name in a book of Liesel’s. His relationship with Liesel (Sophie Nélisse) is incredibly dynamic as the two really bond over words, but there are no dreams of him fighting the führer in a boxing ring. Max (Ben Schnetzer) is still a Jewish man who hides in the Hubermann’s basement, but his dreams of being a boxer have been cut from the story. INTERVIEW: The cast and author of The Book Thief > Differences: 1. While Death is still the story’s eerie narrator, it’s British actor Roger Allam, known for movies like The Queen and The Iron Lady, who does the voice of the grim reaper with a heart, adding just the right amount of foreboding, darkly twisted irony and occasional humor. With the help of Downton Abbey director Brian Percival, this film will give you an up-close and personal view of the worst, and best, of humanity. Of course movies are never exactly like the book, however this one feels very true to Zusak’s extraordinary vision. Screenwriter Michael Petroni adapts Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief to create a film that is triumphant, tragic and visually stunning.
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