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Young adult novel becomes film BY LUISA ANDONIE CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER
“The Book Thief” is part of the literary tradition of kids growing up in the ordered chaos of the Holocaust. But unlike most of those stories, author Markus Zukus’s protagonist is not Jewish. Liesel Meminger, observes the horrors of WWII while living with her adoptive family, hiding a Jewish refugee in their basement. The film adaptation of the novel is set to hit theaters Friday. The film stars Sophie Nelisse, 13, as Liesel, and Geoffrey Rush as her adoptive father, Hans. Hans teaches her to read and write at night as he helps her fall asleep. In turn, Liesel reads to Max, the refugee, played by Ben Schnetzer. The story is narrated by Death, who hates war, despite stereotypes. The movie was directed by Brian Percival, who directed “Downtown Abbey.” The Miami Hurricane got the chance to talk to Nelisse, Percival and Zusak at a media event on Friday. See Nelisse discuss a fight scene, Zusak talk about his father’s WWII stories as inspiration, and Percival explain his decison to cast an unknown child as Liesel. MEDIA: You beat the snot out of that kid at the beginning of the movie … Can you remember anything about that day? SOPHIE NELISSE: That was awesome. I remember he had a headache, so it wasn’t that fun for him but I was really happy to do that. BRIAN PERCIVAL: He had to lie down after that. SN: Yeah, he had to lie down, but I was ready for more. It was really fun to do something you don’t always get to do. Slapping and beating up someone. MEDIA: Do you think that being a gymnast helped you in any way? SN: I think so, because for example if you’re doing a beam routine, and you’re doing a flip and then in the middle there’s a five-year-old that just runs through the beam and in that minute you’re not concentrated well, you could fall and get seriously injured. So I think just being aware of what’s happening around you, and knowing your body really well and always being focused helped.
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