A Very Long Engagement. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1991 book
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A Very Long Engagement
Sébastien Japrisot, 1991
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Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2004

Five French soldiers are convicted of self-mutilation in order to escape military service during World War I. They are condemned to face near-certain death in the no man’s land between the French and German trench lines. It appears that all of them were killed in a subsequent battle, but Mathilde, the fiancée of one of the soldiers, refuses to give up hope and begins to uncover clues as to what actually took place on the battlefield.


Alien: Resurrection. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Alien Resurrection
A.C. Crispin, 1997
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Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1997

In 2379, two hundred years after the events of Alien 3, military scientists on the space vessel USM Auriga create a clone of Ellen Ripley, designated Ripley 8, using DNA from blood samples taken before her death. The scientists extract the embryo, raise it, and collect its eggs while keeping Ripley 8 alive for further study.


The Oxford Murders. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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The Oxford Murders
Guillermo Martínez, 2003
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Álex de la Iglesia, 2008

In 1993, Martin, a US student at the University of Oxford, wants Arthur Seldom as his thesis supervisor. He idolises Seldom and has learned all about him. He takes accommodation in Oxford at the house of Mrs. Eagleton, an old friend of Seldom. Also in the house is her daughter, Beth, who is her full-time caregiver and a musician by occupation.


Emma Bovary. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1857 book, Madame Bovary
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Madame Bovary
Gustave Flaubert, 1857
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Didier Bivel, 2021

1857. A courtroom. The prosecutor and defense counsel prepare to face off. Between them: Gustave Flaubert, the man on trial. Madame Bovary is charged with obscenity and offending public morals. Emma’s story unfolds before our eyes. The trial is a reality check for us, rekindling the debate over the status of women at the time.