Eaux profondes. Poster of the 1981 movie and cover of the 1957 book, Deep Water
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Deep Water
Patricia Highsmith, 1957
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Michel Deville, 1981

Melanie enjoys flirting and having little affairs. Her husband Victor seems to bear her antics with utmost calm and nonchalance. This impression turns out to be wrong, very wrong indeed.


The Awakening. Poster of the 1980 movie and cover of the 1903 book, The Jewel of Seven Stars
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The Jewel of Seven Stars
Bram Stoker, 1903
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Mike Newell, 1980

An American archaeologist, accompanied by his pregnant wife, embarks on an expedition in Egypt in search of a lost tomb belonging to an ancient Egyptian queen. Simultaneously, as he unlocks the tomb’s cursed seal, his wife gives birth to their daughter. Many years later, it becomes evident that the malevolent spirit of the Egyptian queen exited the tomb just as he entered, taking possession of their baby girl.