The Silence of the Lambs. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1988 book
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The Silence of the Lambs
Thomas Harris, 1988
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Jonathan Demme, 1991

Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee, is asked to carry out an errand by Jack Crawford, the head of the FBI division that draws up psychological profiles of serial killers. Crawford ‘s real intention, however, is to try to solicit Lecter’s assistance in the hunt for a serial killer dubbed ‘Buffalo Bill’, whose modus operandi involves kidnapping overweight women, starving them for up to two weeks, killing and skinning them and dumping the remains in nearby rivers.


The Father. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2015 book
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The Father
Florian Zeller, 2015
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Florian Zeller, 2020

Having just scared off his recent caregiver, Anthony, an ailing, octogenarian Londoner gradually succumbing to dementia, feels abandoned when concerned Anne, his daughter, tells him she’s moving to Paris. Confused and upset, against the backdrop of a warped perspective and his rapid, heart-rending mental decline, Anthony is starting to lose his grip on reality, struggling to navigate the opaque landscape of present and past.


War & Peace. Poster of the 1972 TV series and cover of the 1865 book, War and Peace
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War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy, 1865
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John Davies, 1972-1973

The tumultuous interactions between Napoleon and Russia, notably his disastrous 1812 invasion, provide the backdrop for the intricately entwined personal lives of five aristocratic Russian families.


The Elephant Man. Poster of the 1980 movie and cover of the 1923 book, The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences
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The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences
Frederick Treves, 1923
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David Lynch, 1980

Frederick Treves, a surgeon at the London Hospital, finds Joseph Merrick in a Victorian freak show in London’s East End, where he is kept by Mr. Bytes, a greedy, sadistic, psychopathic, despicable, violent and heartless ringmaster. Carr Gomm permits him to stay, and Merrick spends his time practising conversation with Treves and building a model of a cathedral he sees from his window.


The Elephant Man. Poster of the 1980 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Elephant Man
Christine Sparks, 1980
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David Lynch, 1980

Frederick Treves, a surgeon at the London Hospital, finds Joseph Merrick in a Victorian freak show in London’s East End, where he is kept by Mr. Bytes, a greedy, sadistic, psychopathic, despicable, violent and heartless ringmaster. Carr Gomm permits him to stay, and Merrick spends his time practising conversation with Treves and building a model of a cathedral he sees from his window.


The Elephant Man. Poster of the 1980 movie and cover of the 1971 book, The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity
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The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity
Ashley Montagu, 1971
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David Lynch, 1980

Frederick Treves, a surgeon at the London Hospital, finds Joseph Merrick in a Victorian freak show in London’s East End, where he is kept by Mr. Bytes, a greedy, sadistic, psychopathic, despicable, violent and heartless ringmaster. Carr Gomm permits him to stay, and Merrick spends his time practising conversation with Treves and building a model of a cathedral he sees from his window.


Thor: Ragnarok. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 1965 comic book, The Mighty Thor
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The Mighty Thor
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, 1965
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Taika Waititi, 2017

Two years after the battle of Sokovia, Thor is imprisoned by the fire demon Surtur, who reveals that Thor’s father Odin is no longer on Asgard. He explains that the realm will soon be destroyed during the prophesied Ragnarök, once Surtur unites his crown with the Eternal Flame that burns in Odin’s vault. Thor frees himself, defeats Surtur and takes his crown, believing he has prevented Ragnarök.


Thor: Ragnarok. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Thor Ragnarok: The Junior Novel
Jim McCann, 2017
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Taika Waititi, 2017

Two years after the battle of Sokovia, Thor is imprisoned by the fire demon Surtur, who reveals that Thor’s father Odin is no longer on Asgard. He explains that the realm will soon be destroyed during the prophesied Ragnarök, once Surtur unites his crown with the Eternal Flame that burns in Odin’s vault. Thor frees himself, defeats Surtur and takes his crown, believing he has prevented Ragnarök.


The Remains of the Day. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1989 book
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The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro, 1989
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James Ivory, 1993

In 1958 post-war Britain, Stevens, the butler of Darlington Hall, receives a letter from Miss Kenton, a former colleague employed as the housekeeper some twenty years earlier, now separated from her husband. Stevens and Kenton occasionally butt heads, particularly when she observes that Stevens’s father is in failing health and no longer able to perform his duties, which Stevens stubbornly refuses to acknowledge.


Legends of the Fall. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1979 book
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Legends of the Fall
Jim Harrison, 1979
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Edward Zwick, 1994

Sick of betrayals the United States government perpetrated on Native Americans, Colonel William Ludlow leaves the Army, moving to a remote part of Montana. Accompanying them are hired hand and former outlaw Decker, Decker’s Cree wife Pet, and daughter Isabel Two. William’s wife Isabel does not adapt to the harsh Montana winters and moves to the East Coast; Tristan vows never to speak of her.


The Two Popes. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2019 book, The Pope
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The Pope
Anthony McCarten, 2019
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Fernando Meirelles, 2019

In April 2005, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, is called to Vatican City after the death of Pope John Paul II to elect a new pope. The two watch Benedict’s favorite TV show, Kommissar Rex, which further delays their discussion about Bergoglio’s resignation.


Chaplin. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1964 book, My Autobiography
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My Autobiography
Charlie Chaplin, 1964
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Richard Attenborough, 1992

Chaplin’s recollections begin with his childhood of extreme poverty from which he escapes by immersing himself in the world of the London music halls. After Sydney joins him in America to become his manager, Chaplin decides to break away from Sennett to have complete creative control over his films with the goal of one day owning his own studio.