Critics choice movie awards best young actoractress. Hans hubermann, was the adoptive father of liesel meminger, the main character. Generous, kind, and patient, hans is immediately sympathetic, and remains that way to the end. Hans is very laid back in the movie and he is liesels rock and i think robert would also be good at that. As a father figure to liesel, he represents paternal selfsacrifice and the wisdom of experience. The book thief is een duitsamerikaanse film uit 20 onder regie van brian percival. Hans s boss explains why hes decided to recommend hans be sent back to munich.
The book thief 20 geoffrey rush as hans hubermann imdb. If liesel is the novels moral center, her foster father, hans, is its heart. Director brian percival rehearses on set with actors emily watson, sophie nelisse. Not surprisingly, hans is liesels foster father and one of the great loves of her life. Hans hubermann character analysis in the book thief. Geoffrey rush as hans hubermann, liesels kindhearted foster father. The film is based on the 2005 novel of the same name by markus zusak and adapted by michael petroni. The book thief tells the story of preworld war ii by death the.
A search for an actress to play the eponymous book thief, liesel meminger, occurred across the world. Robert has played in a lot of movies so i think that he would be able to fulfill the role of hans very well. He is a very tall man who walks upright, plays the accordion, and has silver eyes. May 7, 2014 geoffrey rush as hans hubermann in the book thief. So when he breaks his leg in a truck accident, his boss rewards him by sending him home. Hes warmhearted, totally morally upright, strong and compassionate. The film is about a young girl living with her adoptive german family during the nazi era. His quiet, gentle nature is what wins liesel over, and death tells us that he is the one liesel loves most. The book thief tells the story of preworld war ii by death. The book thief featurette a story unlike any other.
The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance. Seventeen years later, he finds himself playing a musician of a different sort in the book thief. Earlier, hans was deployed to help put out fires and find bodies in the firebombing, as punishment for feeding a jew. Geoffrey rush at an event for the book thief 20 geoffrey rush and sophie. Geoffrey rush hans on set movie interview screenslam. Hans hubermann character timeline in the book thief the timeline below shows where the character hans hubermann appears in the book thief.
The book thief geoffrey rush featurette hd youtube. Watch as geoffrey rush talks about his role as hans hubermann and the cast talk about geoffrey on set. The book thief 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The book thief is a 20 war drama film directed by brian percival and starring geoffrey rush, emily watson, and sophie nelisse. She is placed with a childless couple, hans and rosa hubermann, in small town. The few occasions when hans is strict or harsh with liesel. He is a painter who doesnt agree with the acts of the nazi party. Taught to read by her kindhearted foster father, the girl begins borrowing. We all wish we had a father figure as crazyawesome as hans. The book thief is a 20 war drama film directed by brian percival and starring geoffrey rush. He is known as the accordionist as he plays the accordion. Hans hubermann i chose robert because he has the looks of a kind father figure and that is exactly what hans is.
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