Fox has released a pair of clips from The Book Thief, the upcoming adaptation of Markus Zusak’s World War II-era novel, narrated by Death. More importantly, for the studio at least, is they just may have an Oscar contender on their hands as we still have two kudos-heavy months of films yet to hit theaters. I won’t be seeing this one for about ten days or so, but I’ve already heard it sports some solid performances from Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson and youngster Sophie Nelisse, but the studio is going to have to play this one right in order to gain attention.
[amz asin=”0375842209″ size=”small”]The film follows the story of Liesel Meminger (Nélisse), beginning at the age of 9, when she’s taken to live with a foster family in a German working-class neighborhood. She arrives having just stolen her first book, “The Gravediggers Handbook”, beginning a love affair with books.
The two clips below feature Nelisse and Rush in the first and the second features Nelisse with Nico Liersch as her best friend, Rudy. Check out both clips below. The film hits theaters on November 15.
