Monday, November 25, 2013

The Book Thief


Young Liesel steals books to teach herself to read which gives her refuge from the horrors of Nazi Germany and the mother that abandoned her.  Her foster father shows her affection and helps to teach her to read but the foster mother pretends to be cold.  Her foster parents are hiding a Jewish man in their home.  The refugee's father saved the life of the foster father in WWI.  Liesel forms a strong bond with the man and ups her book taking to entertain him.  This is an excellent movie with many memorable scenes.  I give it an eight.  Stars Sophie Nelisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Ben Schnetzer.

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