The Book Thief is a 2013 American-German war drama film directed by Brian Percival based on the novel of the same name by Markus Zusak
In April 1938, a voice representing Death tells about
how the young Liesel Meminger has piqued his interest. Liesel is traveling on a
train with her mother and younger brother when her brother dies. At his burial
she picks up a book that has been dropped by his graveside (a gravedigger's manual).
Liesel is then delivered to foster parents Hans and Rosa Hubermann, because her
mother, a Communist, is in danger. When she arrives, Liesel makes an impression
on a neighbor boy, Rudy Steiner .
Rudy accompanies her on her first day of school. When the
teacher asks Liesel to write her name on the chalkboard, she is only able to
write three 'X's, showing that she doesn't know how to read. Later that day,
she is taunted by her schoolmates who chant "dummkopf",
"fool" in German. One of the boys, Franz Deutscher, challenges her to
read just one word to which Liesel responds by beating him up.
Which gets her a beating from the schoolteacher. A
spanking that is described more explicit in the novel:
It was only when everyone moved back inside and Sister Maria saw the
state of Ludwig Schmeikl that the fight resumed. First, it was Rudy and a few
others who bore the brunt of suspicion. They were always at each other.
“Hands,” each boy was ordered, but every pair was clean.
“I don’t believe this,” the sister muttered. “It can’t be,” because sure
enough, when Liesel stepped forward to show her hands, Ludwig Schmeikl was all
over them, rusting by the moment. “The corridor,” she stated for the second
time that day. For the second time that hour, actually. This time, it was not a
small Watschen. It was not an average one. This time, it was the
mother of all corridor Watschens, one sting of the stick after
another, so that Liesel would barely be able to sit down for a week. And there was no laughter from the room. More the
silent fear of listening in.
Reported by Jeremy Grisham
spankee: Sophie Nélisse
spanker: Gildegard Schroedter
director: Brian Percival
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