The book thief is a 20 american war drama film based on the novel of the same name by markus zusak, directed by brian percival and written by michael. 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. True, its oldfashioned and sentimental while contemplating the vicarious power of. Picture arts and sciences is the worlds preeminent movierelated organization, with.
Thats why fox is rolling it out in just four theaters two in new york and two in l. The first trailer for the book thief movie recently debuted, and here are nine spoiler free reasons why this film is going to be amazing the book thief trailer pulled no punches. The book thief 10th anniversary i was just trying to write a book that would really mean something to me, markus. Personally, i am not a fan of the term, oscar bait, but it is hard to avoid it sometimes and a film like the book thief fits the criteria to a t. And so another awards season brings another film adapted from another international bestseller offering up the unrelated and uncontroversial. The book thief movie is about to premiere but what does author markus zusak think about the highly anticipated adaptation of his best selling novel. The screenplay is original, with death narrating the plot. Is the book thief another wwii drama oscar voters cannot. How to stream every movie nominated at the 92nd academy awards. While there is always a danger of a movie about the evils of naziism and a different sort of racism having a deja vu effect, as an all too familiar lesson, the book thief movie avoids this trap.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The book thief discussion with actors geoffrey rush and sophie nelisse, and. Starring death and nazis, the book thief is not your. The book thief is an americangerman production with a beautiful, sensitive and heartbreaking story of love, friendship and obsession for reading books in one of the darkest period of mankind history.
Stay tuned for the latest updates from the 86th annual academy awards. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. After a wellreceived screening of 20th century foxs the book thief. I never would have thought we actually needed a hitler youth movie, or for that matter any other movie about kids during the. Best picture american hustle charles roven, richard suckle, megan ellison and. Watch the book thief movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The book thief is not the hitler youth movie i was hoping for. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the book thief near you. A critics guide to the oscars if movie theaters dont reopen in 2020. The book thief hopes to steal early march on oscars. Geoffrey rush and sophie nelisse talk about bringing the novel to life. From the butler to the book thief ben witherington. The narrative device, carried over from markus zusaks popular novel, quickly wears out its welcome in.
The book thief may not make much of an impact on the oscar race or the box office, but thats no reason to miss out on a genuinely good character drama. With a whopping 48 nominations under his belt, john williams feels like a safe bet to land a nod for the book thief, and hans zimmer seems likely to land at least one nominationprobably for 12. The film is about a young girl living with her adoptive german family during the nazi era. But grime is exactly whats missing from this schmaltzy take on markus zusaks 2005 bestseller, the book thief, directed by frequent downton abbey helmer brian percival. Based on the bestseller by markus zusak, this film looks like a creepy new version of the anne frank story, writes peter bradshaw. Directed by brian percival, the film introduces 12yearold actress sophie nelisse as hans daughter, liesel, and features emily watson as the. See pictures and photos from the book thief movie, cast images, on set and more from. The film is based on the 2005 novel of the same name by markus zusak and adapted by michael petroni.
Although the holocaust is a wellvisited subject for hollywood, geoffrey rush says he was struck by how the book thief based on the 2007 novel by marcus zusak offers another different. Film with the most awards without winning best picture. The book thief is a 20 war drama film directed by brian percival and starring geoffrey rush, emily watson, and sophie nelisse. Nominee film award, best leading voice actress chiara colizzi. Theres this young girl here shooting a screen test for this movie youre about to do. Although the holocaust is a wellvisited subject for hollywood, geoffrey rush says he was struck by how the book thief based on the 2007 novel by marcus zusak offers another different perspective on everything. Little boy is a powerful and moving film about a little boy who is willing to do whatever it takes. Barbara bush also gave a quote endorsing the movie, saying, i would have loved this incredible film under any circumstance, but the fact that. Rush, who has an oscar for 1996s shine and three subsequent nominations, plays hans, an adoptive father whos trying to survive world. The album was released in the united states on november 19, 20. The chances of this little drama doing all that well in america are frankly somewhat slight.
The book thief hopes to steal early march on oscars the first trailer for the book thief suggests it has all marks of genuine oscar contender. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Cabaret won eight academy awards from its ten nominations. The great gilly hopkins official trailer 1 2016 kathy bates movie. The book thief covers a large span of time, but the films episodic nature, often moving from one incident to the next with little time to pause or reflect, often obscures that fact and. The book thief might be flying under the oscar radar, but its still a gentle gem worth considering. The book thief spent more than 230 weeks on the bestseller list. The book thief author reflects on its legacy 10 years later markus zusak.
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