A Rapariga Que Roubava Livros (2013)

While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. In the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being protected by her adoptive parents.

Director:

Brian Percival

Writers:

Markus Zusak (based on the novel by), Michael Petroni (screenplay by)

Stars:

Sophie Nélisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Roger Allam	...	Narrator / Death (voice)
Sophie Nélisse	...	Liesel Meminger
Heike Makatsch	...	Liesel's Mother
Julian Lehmann	...	Liesel's Brother
Gotthard Lange	...	Grave Digger
Rainer Reiners	...	Priest
Kirsten Block	...	Frau Heinrich
Geoffrey Rush	...	Hans Hubermann
Emily Watson	...	Rosa Hubermann
Nico Liersch	...	Rudy Steiner
Ludger Bökelmann	...	Football Urchin
Paul Schaefer	...	Football Urchin
Nozomi Linus Kaisar	...	Fat Faced Goalie
Oliver Stokowski	...	Alex Steiner
Robert Beyer	...	Jewish Accountant

Storyline

In 1938, the young girl Liesel Meminger is traveling by train with her mother and her younger brother when he dies. 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. 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 stepmother, Rosa Hubermann, is a rude but caring woman and her stepfather, Hans Hubermann, is a simple kind-hearted man. Liesel befriends her next door neighbor, the boy Rudy Steiner, and they go together to the school. When Hans discovers that Liesel cannot read, he teaches her using her book and Liesel becomes an obsessed reader. 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. Meanwhile Hans hides the Jewish Max Vandenburg, who is the son of a ...

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Plot Keywords:

book | world war two | nazi | nazi germany | book burning | 

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Taglines:

This is the tale of the Book Thief, as narrated by death. And when Death tells a story, you really have to listen. It's just a small story really, about, amongst other things: a girl+an accordionist+some fanatical Germans+a Jewish fist fighter+and quite a lot of thievery.

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence and intense depiction of thematic material

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English German

Release Date:

23 January 2014 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

A Rapariga Que Roubava Livros

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

$19,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$105,005, 10 November 2013

Gross USA:

$21,488,481

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$76,586,316

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox 2000 Pictures, Sunswept Entertainment, TSG Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

131 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SDDS Datasat Dolby Atmos Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Max Vandenburg comes into the film quicker than he does in the book.

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Goofs

Rudy Steiner wears a winter sweater with a metal zipper. Buttons on children's clothing are much cheaper and much more likely with war-time metal shortages in 1942 Germany. The zipper was mostly seen as a novelty item in this era.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: One small fact: you are going to die. Despite every effort, no one lives forever. Sorry to be such a spoiler. My advice is when the time comes, don't panic. It doesn't seem to help.

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Connections

Featured in 71st Golden Globe Awards (2014)

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Soundtracks

The Blue Danube
Written by Johann Strauss (as Johann Strauss II)

User Reviews

One of the best films of this or any Year

If this film is not on most Top 10 Lists then what I think about critics will hold. As the saying goes " I laughed, I cried, i felt good. This film shows hope in the face of the worst that life serves up, and wants you to come back for more. The acting from top to bottom was fantastic. Geoffrey Rush gives a wonderful performance that should get him an Oscar nomination. This is by no means a feel good movie, and I wouldn't bring younger kids to see it, but it will make them think about. Best of all look for the answer to the many questions this film should leave in their minds. Questions of did this happen, and if it did, WHY? I like that as in other films about this time, it focused on the ordinary people of Germany not just the victims of the Holocaust. How their lives were touched by the insanity of the masses and how some never lost sight of what it was to care about others.