Dune. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1965 book
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Dune
Frank Herbert, 1965
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Denis Villeneuve, 2021

In the far future of humanity, Duke Leto Atreides accepts stewardship of the dangerous desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune, the only source of the most valuable substance in the universe, “the spice”, a drug which extends human life, provides superhuman levels of thought, and makes faster-than-light travel practical.


Incendies. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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Incendies
Wajdi Mouawad, 2003
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Denis Villeneuve, 2010

Following the death of Jeanne’s mother Nawal, an Arab immigrant in Canada, Jeanne and her twin brother Simon meet with French Canadian notary Jean Lebel, their mother’s employer and family friend. Her family murders her lover and nearly shoots her as an honour killing, but her grandmother spares her, making her promise to leave the village after the birth of her baby and start a new life in the fictional city of Daresh.


Arrival. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2002 book, Stories of Your Life
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Stories of Your Life
Ted Chiang, 2002
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Denis Villeneuve, 2016

Linguist Louise Banks’s daughter Hannah dies at the age of twelve from an incurable illness. Banks leads an elite team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touchdown in 12 locations around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must race against time to find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors.


Enemy. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2002 book, The Double
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The Double
José Saramago, 2002
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Denis Villeneuve, 2013

A man attends an erotic show featuring a man and a woman, at an underground club, which culminates with the woman naked and on the verge of crushing a live tarantula under her platform high-heel. Adam rents the other two films in which Anthony has appeared and becomes obsessed with the man, who appears to be his physical twin.


Dune: Part Two. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 1965 book, Dune
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Dune
Frank Herbert, 1965
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Denis Villeneuve, 2023

On a desert planet where colossal worms safeguard a valuable resource called Spice, a young boy emerges as the chosen savior of a wandering community, assuming the role of their Messiah. However, the consumption of Spice alters individuals, turning them into wanderers, seers, or deranged souls. What sacrifices will he make to claim dominion over their vast universe and become its new ruler?