The Book Thief is a World War II drama film directed by Brian Percival and starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, and Sophie NÃÆ'Ã… © lisse. The film is based on the 2005 book The Mark Thief by Mark Zusak and was adapted by Michael Petroni. The film tells the story of a young girl who lived with her German adoptive family during the Nazi era. Taught to be read by his benevolent adoptive father, the girl began to "borrow" the book and share it with Jewish refugees who were accommodated by their adoptive parents in their homes. The film features musical scores by Oscar-winning composer John Williams.
The Book Thief premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival on October 3, 2013, and was released for general distribution in the United States on November 8, 2013. The film received mixed reviews of its theatrical release with some reviewers praising the " new perspective on war "and its focus on the" consistent groove "in the story, with other critics blaming the film" narrative of hope ". With a budget of $ 19 million, the film was a success at the box office, earning more than $ 76 million.
The Book Thief received an Academy Award nomination, Golden Globe and BAFTA for the value. For her performances in the film, Sophie NÃ © Å © lisse won the Hollywood Film Festival Spotlight, the Satellite Newcomer Award, and the Phoenix Film Film Critics Award for Best Performance by Youth in a Main or Supporting Role - Women. The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 11, 2014.
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Plot
In February 1938, a voice representing Death told of how young Liesel Meminger had intrigued her interest. In one of the opening scenes, Liesel traveled with his mother and younger brother on the train. On the way, his brother died and was buried beside the railroad tracks. Liesel stole his first book, titled The Grave Digger's Handbook , when the book fell from a gravedigger bag. Liesel was then taken to his new home in Munich, where he met his foster parents Rosa Hubermann and Hans Hubermann. Rudy Steiner, a boy who lived next door, accompanied him on his first day of school. When the teacher asks Liesel to write her name on the board, she can only write three X's, revealing to her classmates that she can not write. He was mocked by his school friends who sang "dummkopf" ("dunce") to him. One of the boys, Franz Deutscher, challenged him to read only one word that Liesel responded by beating him. He impressed Rudy, and they became fast friends. When Hans, his adoptive father, realized that Liesel could not read, he began to teach him, using the book he had taken from the grave, and a giant whiteboard. Liesel becomes enamored with reading whatever he can.
Liesel and Rudy became members of the Hitler Youth movement. While at the Nazi book burning ceremony, Liesel and Rudy were harassed to throw books into a bonfire by Franz, but Liesel was angry to see the books burned. When the bonfire ended and everyone left, Liesel was still there and she picked up a book that was just scorched. He was seen by Ilsa Hermann, wife of burgermeister (mayor). When Rosa asks Liesel to bring the laundry to the spacious and spacious mayor's house, she realizes that the woman who saw her take the book is the mayor's wife. Instead, Ilsa takes him to their library and tells Liesel that he can come anytime and read as much as he wants. One day Liesel was found reading by the mayor who not only stopped his visit but refused Rosa as their washer.
During Kristallnacht, Max Vandenburg and his mother, a Jew, were told by a friend that only one of them could escape, and Max's mother forced her to leave. Max's father had saved Hans's life in World War I, and so he went to Hubermann's house where Rosa and Hans gave him shelter. Max originally lived in Liesel's room while recuperating from his journey, and they began to be friends for their shared hatred of Hitler. World War II began, initially making most of the children in the neighborhood of Liesel very happy. Max was moved into the basement so he could move more, but cold and Max became seriously ill. Liesel helps Max recover by reading a book to him "borrowed" from the mayor's library with every spare moment.
One day while "borrowing" a book from the mayor's house, Liesel was followed by Rudy. He discovers the secret of Max, whose name he read in the journal Max gave to Liesel for Christmas. Rudy guesses that his family is hiding someone, and he swears he will not tell anyone. Franz overhears Rudy's last words to keep it a secret and violently encourages Rudy to reveal his secret. Rudy throws a journal into the river to keep him away from Franz. After Franz leaves, Rudy plunges into the iceberg to save the journal, and Liesel realizes that he can really trust it. Immediately, a local party member came to check out Hubermanns basement, and they had to hide Max.
While working, Hans saw a neighbor and a friend named Lehman taken away by the police because he was a Jew. Hans tries to intervene, telling the officer that Lehman is a good man, but Hans's name is taken by the soldiers and he is thrown to the ground. Hans realized what mistakes he had made, because this had made his family visible. He tells the family, and Max realizes he has to go to protect them. Hans later received a telegram that he had compulsory military service and had to leave immediately.
On his way home from school, Liesel believed he had seen Max in the ranks of the Jews forced to walk through the city, and he began to scream his name, running across the line. He was thrown to the sidewalk twice by the German army and finally gave up when Rosa picked him up and took him home.
Hans came home after being injured, and his family reunited for only a short time. One night the city was bombed by accident, and the air raid siren failed to explode. Hans, Rosa, and Rudy's family were killed in the blast. Liesel avoided the bombings because he fell asleep in the basement while writing in the journal given to him by Max. He saw his adopted family on the ground, died, he cried and hugged them. The neighbor took Rudy out of his house, barely alive. He starts telling Liesel that he loves her, but he dies before he can finish his sentence. During this scene, Death is heard talking again about how he received the soul of the dead. Liesel fainted, and one of the soldiers took him to a stretcher. When he woke up, he saw a book among the ruins and picked it up. He then saw the mayor and Ilsa rise. With Ilsa being the only friend she left behind, Liesel came over and hugged her.
Two years later, after Germany fell to the Allies, Liesel worked at Rudy's father's tailor shop. Max came in. Very happy with his survival and back, he ran to embrace him. The last scene is Death talking again about Liesel's life and his death at the age of 90, mentioning his husband, children, and grandchildren, when we see his modern Upper East Side Manhattan apartment with his past photographs and his portrait. , where the camera remains alive. The narrator does not state who he is married but implies that he is a writer.
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Cast
- Geoffrey Rush as Hans Hubermann, Liesel's benevolent adoptive father
- Sophie NÃÆ'Ã… © lisse as Liesel Meminger, titular "book thief"
- Emily Watson as Rosa Hubermann, an angry Liesel mother.
- Nico Liersch as Rudy Steiner, Liesel's love affection and interest
- Ben Schnetzer as Max Vanderburg
- Heike Makatsch as Liesel's mother
- Barbara Auer as Ilsa Hermann, the mayor's wife
- Roger Allam as Death, the movie narrator
- Sandra Nedeleff as Sarah
- Hildegard Schroedter as Frau Becker
- Rafael Gareisen as Walter Kugler, Max's best friend
- Gotthard Lange as grave digger
- Godehard Giese as a cop on the train
- Oliver Stokowski as Alex Steiner, Rudy's father
- Levin Liam as Franz Deutscher, bully and leader of Rudy Hitler Youth's troop
- Carina Wiese as Barbara Steiner, Rudy's mother
Production
The search for an actress to play the eponymous book thief, Liesel Meminger, takes place around the world. On February 4, 2013, it was announced that Canadian actress Sophie NÃÆ'Ã… © lisse was instrumental in the role and Australian actor Geoffrey Rush and British actress Emily Watson would play with Meminger's foster parents.
The subject of photography began in early March 2013 at Babelsberg Studio in Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany. The first trailer was released on 21 August, with the song Bastille "Haunt" as music.
Mark Zusak, author of the best-selling Australian award-winning book in which the film is based, confirms on his blog that the film will be narrated by the character of "Death", like his novel. After some speculation that Death might be voiced by anonymous American actor used in official trailers, it was announced that British actor Roger Allam of the Game of Thrones would portray Death in the film.
Soundtrack
The music for the film was composed by John Williams, and a soundtrack album containing scores was released by Sony Classical. The album was released in the United States on November 19, 2013. It was nominated for Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe for Best Original Score. It won the Best Instrumental Album at the 57th Grammy Awards.
The Book Thief marks the first time since 2005 that Williams has scored a movie not directed by Steven Spielberg.
Release
Originally scheduled for January 17, 2014, Book Thief limited release ' moved forward until November 8, 2013, due to the fact that it was completed ahead of schedule and to compete in the award season 2013-14. It premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival on October 3, 2013, and screened at the Savannah Film Festival on October 29, 2013. It expanded to a widespread release on November 27, 2013.
Reception
Critical response
The Book Thief received mixed criticism from critics. Review the aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 46%, based on 134 reviews, with an average score of 5.6/10. The site consensus stated, "A bit too safe in handling the Nazi German settings, The Book Thief > reply to its limits with respect tone and strong performance. " At Metacritic, the film has a score of 53 out of 100, based on 31 critics, showing "mixed or average review".
In his review for New Empress Magazine, Mairà ©  ad Roche praised the film for providing a "new perspective on war" through the experience of Germans living through the Nazi era. In addition to the "Oscar-baiting beautiful" cinematography and John Williams movie scores that contributed to the film's emotional appeal, Roche chose the young Sophie NÃÆ' © lisse's performance as Liesel that "fits with the measurable and easy-looking effort of both Rush and Watson". Roche concluded,
The Book Thief establishes a consistent thread of humanity through its narrative through Death's similarities, storytelling and the concept of free will. The scene of disturbing the children in Hitler's Youth uniform and the Allied blanket bombing, when shown through the innocence of a child, humanizes the German generation to live their lives regardless of history. Blurring of vision for tears is expected, but the effect is delivered with respect and dignity to the audience.
In his review after the Mill Valley Film Festival, Dennis Harvey in Variety Magazine wrote, "Rush generously provides the film's main warmth and humor Watson is pitch-perfect as a seemingly humorless temper with a good burial. the soft side. "Harvey also praised the film's cinematography and film scores, noting that" the perfect design contribution is highlighted by Florian Ballhaus' s grim but handsome wide screen display and excellent score by John Williams who reproduces his first feature work for director besides Steven Spielberg for years. "
In his review for "MSN UK", Emma Roberts gave the film 5 out of 5 stars, stating,
With great acting, a gripping tale and a fantastic direction, "The Book Thief" is a heartwarming but frightening story that will continue in your mind long after the credits have rolled over.
Stephanie Merry of The Washington Post was less impressed with the film, giving it two and a half of four stars. Merry feels that the movie "has a brilliant moment, thanks largely to proficient players" but the film finally shows the difficulty of bringing a successful novel to the screen. In his review for the Los Angeles Times, Robert Abele was also unimpressed, describing the film as "just another, hilarious Hollywoodisation, where catastrophic time acts as a comfortable backdrop for a hopeful narrative rather than a stepping stone to an honest one. "
Accolades
Home media
The Book Thief was released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 11, 2014.
References
External links
- Official website
- Books Thief on IMDb
- Books Thief in the TCM Movie Database
- Books Thief at AllMovie
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