Nnbook thief liesel actress

While subjected to the horrors of world war ii germany, young liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. With sophie nelisse, geoffrey rush, emily watson, ben schnetzer. When she first comes to live with her foster family, the. Published in 2005, the book thief became an international bestseller and was translated into 63 languages and sold 16 million copies. The book thief is a 20 war drama film directed by brian percival and starring geoffrey rush, emily watson, and sophie nelisse.

She began her career at the age of seven in commercials, then made her movie debut at age 10 in the 2012 frenchcanadian film monsieur lazhar. Having lost her father because of his communist sympathies, and soon thereafter her brother and mother, she understands the pain of loss, and these experiences inform her actions and attitudes towards the other characters. The book thief is the name of the book liesel writes over the period leading up to the bombing of himmel street. Taught to read by her kindhearted foster father, the girl begins borrowing. In the basement of her home, a jewish refugee is being protected by her adoptive parents. His job was to wait for his sister, who was still alive. Her sister isabelle nelisse born december 3, 2003 is also an actress, best known for her roles in mama for which she received multiple award. It was adapted into a 20 feature film of the same name. The protagonist of the book, liesel is also its moral center. The film is about a young girl living with her adoptive german family during the nazi era. She is known for her genie awardwinning performance in monsieur lazhar, and as liesel meminger in the film adaptation of the bestselling novel the book thief written by markus zusak.

Liesel is shown the true stakes of the war when her father hides a young jewish man in thier basement. Rebellious in nature, liesel feeds her hunger for stories by stealing books from book burnings. A stunning tale of adolescence in nazi germany, the book thief follows the life of liesel meminger as she grows up in the home of her adoptive parents. The film is based on the 2005 novel of the same name by markus zusak and adapted by michael petroni. Sophie nelisse was born in windsor, ontario, but moved to montreal with her family when she was just age four. She wasnt afraid of the dark, because she knew thats where her brother was.

Sophie nelisse born march 27, 2000 is a canadian actress. There once was a ghost of a boy who liked to live in the shadows, so he wouldnt frighten people. For her performance in the film, she won a genie and a jutra award for best supporting actress. The book thief is a historical novel by australian author markus zusak and is his most popular work.