Ahead of its UK release on February 26th, we’ve got a short featurette on 20th Century Fox’s THE BOOK THIEF to share with you.
Based on Markus Zusak’s multiple award winning and (may I say) beautifully written 2005 novel which featured Death as the narrator, THE BOOK THIEF follows the story of Liesel (Sophie Nélisse), a young girl living in Nazi Germany. After moving in with a foster family Liesel strikes up a close friendship with local boy, Rudy (Nico Liersch). However the shadow of Hitler spreads over the community – more so when the family agree to shelter Jewish refugee Max (Ben Schnetzer). Reading, language, banned books and journalling are all continuing themes in the story; Liesel is initially illiterate but her foster father, Hans (Geoffrey Rush) soon teaches her to read.
The featurette shows clips from the movie along with snippets of interviews with starring actors Geoffrey Rush, Sophie Nélisse, Emily Watson plus director Brian Percival. They discuss Liesel’s story arc and the theme of language.
And remember you’ve got until March 9th to win some THE BOOK THIEF goodies in our online competition here and our review will be live on Monday 24th!
Claire Joanne Huxham comes from the south-west, where the cider flows free and the air smells of manure. She teaches A-level English by day and fights crime by night. When not doing either of these things she can usually be found polishing her Star Trek DVD boxsets. And when she can actually be bothered she writes fiction and poetry that pops up on the web and in print. Her favourite film in the whole world, ever, is BLADE RUNNER.
