The Book Thief / Life Of Pi / Never Let Me Go – 3 Film Collection DVD – Ben Schnetzer, Nico Liersch 

Collection of dramas based on bestselling novels. ‘The Book Thief’ (2014) is an animated adaptation of the popular novel by Markus Zusak, directed by Brian Percival. The film tells the story of Liesel Meminger (Sophie Nélisse), an eccentric young girl who is adopted by working-class German couple Hans and Rosa Hubermann (Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson) as World War II looms. When Jewish refugee Max (Ben Schnetzer) arrives at the family’s door they risk their own safety to shelter him from the Nazis. It marks the beginning of an unusual friendship between Max and Liesel, who shares her love of stories with Max and begins stealing books for him to read during his confinement. However, with the crackdown on Jews intensifying, the world of words may not be enough to shelter Max and Liesel from the tumultuous political reality that engulfs them. ‘Life of Pi’ (2012) is Ang Lee’s adaptation of the fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel. Suraj Sharma stars as Pi Patel, a 16-year-old zookeeper’s son from Pondicherry who finds himself stranded on a small boat in the Pacific Ocean in the company of a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a Bengal tiger following the shipwreck of the freighter on which he and his family were sailing for Canada. Over the course of several months Pi manages to survive on the meagre supplies of food and water he finds on the boat, and also takes up fishing, while in his half-delirious state he muses on various aspects of animal behaviour, religion and the meaning of life. ‘Never Let Me Go’ (2010) is based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel and directed by Mark Romanek. Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield star respectively as Kathy, Ruth and Tommy, three childhood friends who reunite as adults to look back on their days at Hailsham, a seemingly idyllic but markedly offbeat boarding school in rural England. As the former classmates journey into their shared past, painful memories of love, jealousy and betrayal are brought to the surface, and the sinister secret at the heart of their unusual upbringing is finally revealed.

The Book Thief Based on the best-selling book comes the story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II Germany. Liesel (Sophie Nélisse) is adopted by a German couple (OSCAR® Winner Geoffrey Rush and OSCAR® Nominee Emily Watson). Although she arrives illiterate Liesel is encouraged to learn to read by her adoptive father. When the couple take in Max (Ben Schnetzer) a Jew hiding from Hitler’s army Liesel befriends him. Words and imagination provide the friends with an escape from the events unfolding around them in this acclaimed film directed by Brian Percival (Downton Abbey). Never Let Me Go Academy Award® Nominees Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley co-star with Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) in this poignant and powerful film. Kathy (Mulligan) Ruth (Knightley) and Tommy (Garfield) are best friends who grow up together at an English boarding school with a chilling secret. When they learn the shocking truth – that they are genetically engineered clones raised to be organ donors – they embrace their fleeting chance to live and love. Based on the acclaimed novel by Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day ) Never Let Me Go is an intriguing exploration of hope and humanity. Life of Pi Embark on the adventure of a lifetime in this visual masterpiece from Oscar® Winner Ang Lee based on the best-selling novel. After a cataclysmic shipwreck an Indian boy named Pi finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with a ferocious Bengal tiger. Together they face nature’s majestic grandeur and fury on an epic journey of discovery.