The Shade. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1876 book, A Gentle Creature
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A Gentle Creature
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1876
movie vs book
Raphaël Nadjari, 1999

A drama about a mysterious woman and Simon, a Jewish middle aged pawnbroker who meet in New York. Mysterious Anna, who seems to come from nowhere, impresses solitary Simon with her sad beauty, and he proposes to her on their first night out. They then enter into a passionate relationship that will lead her to death.