She by this time had come to love them both. Liesel did not let Hans down, because she would never do anything to endanger her Mama and Papa. He had to be sure Liesel would keep the secret so the whole family and Max would be safe. 127)īy this time in the story, Hans knew Max would be coming to stay at the Hubermann home. "If I ever ask you to keep a secret for me, you will do it." (Hans Hubermann, The Way Home, p. It allowed her to enrich, her and those around her, lives forever. She was forever in Papa's debt for teaching her to read, because it opened up a whole new world to her. It is here she admits the late night sessions, in which Papa would write letters and words on pieces of sandpaper, did more to help her learn to read than all the lessons she had in school. Liesel wrote the story of her life in the book titled The Book Thief. It was Papa." (Liesel, The Other Side of Sandpaper, p. "You wouldn't think it, she wrote, "but it was not so much the school who helped me to read. Rudy was smart and athletic, but he had a rebellious streak which got him into trouble. Rudy even helped her as she stole books from the mayor's library. They became inseparable, especially when they joined a gang of boys who were stealing fruit and vegetables from local farmers. He retaliated by throwing a snowball in her face and the rest is history. Rudy and Liesel became friends after Liesel blocked Rudy's penalty shot during a soccer game. Rudy was one of six children in the Steiner family, who lived next door to Rosa and Hans Hubermann. "One of them, the infamous Rudy, would soon become Liesel's best friend, and later, her partner and sometime catalyst in crime." (Death, The Kiss, p. This book is also the start of her life of crime as a book thief. It is this book which bonds her and Hans together for the rest of their lives. She had no idea what the book was about, because she at this point in her life, could not read. Liesel just picked it up when she saw it sticking out of the snow. It was entitled The Grave Digger's Handbook and belonged to the apprentice grave digger who helped dig her brother's grave. To be truthful the book had fallen to the ground and she picked it up. "The book thief had struck for the first time-the beginning of an illustrious career." (Death, Arrival on Himmel Street, p. The rest of the book is spent explaining these subjects. He is telling us here the book is about Liesel, her books, Hans, Erik and their shared accordion, the Nazis, Max- Erik's son, and the books Liesel steals. Death is the narrator of the book and the book is seen entirely from the perspective of Death. This is the basic outline of the story as given to the reader by Death. *And quite a lot of thievery" (Death, Death and Chocolate, p. Well, well worth a watch."It's just a small story really, about, among other things: I wouldn't go as far as to say it's a masterpiece or anything, but it is one that will surely blow you away. It has an accomplished director(now) at the helm and a terrific actor in the lead. It is loads better than 98% of the crime thrillers out there. This is kind of a forgotten film in the grand scheme of cinema, but it is one you should really seek out. He struts his criminal character around with a sense of anger and cool, that just makes you pay attention to every little detail of his performance. His performance in this one may be my favorite single performance from him ever. He plays a stubborn criminal to perfection. The acting is left in the capable hands of James Caan.
#THIEF 1981 QUOTES MOVIE#
There's a lot of time after the final heist, and the after effects are the best part of the movie hands down. Standard heist films go through a formula normally leading up to the final heist scene which will pretty much end the movie. Thief isn't your standard heist film at all. The heist scenes are really good, and Mann doesn't pump up the cliché of fighting against a clock and the police like the normal heist film will do. The boss has slightly different plans for Frank which may interfere with him getting exactly what he's always wanted. Frank thinks he can take the cash and settle down to a nice life. He thinks he has the chance when a crime boss asks him to join up for a big score. He's always wanted to retire to a normal life with a wife and kid. He breaks into safes for diamonds and cash only.
#THIEF 1981 QUOTES PROFESSIONAL#
I'll admit, the film did take a little while to suck me in, but once it did I was enamored by it.įrank is a professional thief. The film doesn't mess around, and has one of the single coolest end sequences I have ever seen. Mann showed the success he would be right from the get go. It's one of those crime classics that have been forgotten because of movies like Heat. There's a lot of cool stuff going on in Thief. Michael Mann's debut, Thief, is a stylish and intelligent heist thriller. Frank: Look, you wanna pinch me then pinch me.
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