Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Poster of the 1977 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Steven Spielberg, 1977
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Steven Spielberg, 1977

In the Sonoran Desert, French scientist Claude Lacombe, his American interpreter, cartographer David Laughlin, and other researchers, discover Flight 19, a squadron of Grumman TBM Avengers that went missing more than 30 years earlier. The planes are intact and function perfectly, but are empty. Investigating one of a series of large-scale power outages, electrical lineman Roy Neary experiences a close encounter with a UFO, when it flies over his truck and lightly burns the side of his face with its bright lights.


Hitchcock/Truffaut. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 1966 book, Hitchcock
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Hitchcock
François Truffaut, 1966
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Kent Jones, 2015

In 1962 Hitchcock and Truffaut locked themselves away in Hollywood for a week to excavate the secrets behind the mise-en-scène in cinema. The film illustrates the greatest cinema lesson of all time. Hitchcock’s incredibly modern art is elucidated and explained by today’s leading filmmakers: Scorsese, David Fincher, Arnaud Desplechin, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Wes Anderson, James Gray, Olivier Assayas, Richard Linklater, Peter Bogdanovich and Paul Schrader.


Fahrenheit 451. Poster of the 1966 movie and cover of the 1953 book
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Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury, 1953
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François Truffaut, 1966

Based on one of Ray Bradbury’s most famous novels, Fahrenheit 451 came out in 1966, one year after a dystopian film named Alphaville was released. In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, to perform the necessary book burnings.


The Green Room. Poster of the 1978 movie and cover of the 1895 book, The Altar of the Dead
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The Altar of the Dead
Henry James, 1895
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François Truffaut, 1978

In a small French town at the close of the 1920s, Julien Davenne, a journalist, grapples with the loss of his wife Julie, who passed away a decade earlier. He carefully assembles all of Julie’s belongings in the green room. However, when a fire ravages the room, he decides to refurbish a small chapel, dedicating it to the memory of Julie and other departed individuals in his life.


The Green Room. Poster of the 1978 movie and cover of the 1896 book, The Friends of the Friends
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The Friends of the Friends
Henry James, 1896
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François Truffaut, 1978

In a small French town at the close of the 1920s, Julien Davenne, a journalist, grapples with the loss of his wife Julie, who passed away a decade earlier. He carefully assembles all of Julie’s belongings in the green room. However, when a fire ravages the room, he decides to refurbish a small chapel, dedicating it to the memory of Julie and other departed individuals in his life.


The Green Room. Poster of the 1978 movie and cover of the 1903 book, The Beast in the Jungle
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The Beast in the Jungle
Henry James, 1903
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François Truffaut, 1978

In a small French town at the close of the 1920s, Julien Davenne, a journalist, grapples with the loss of his wife Julie, who passed away a decade earlier. He carefully assembles all of Julie’s belongings in the green room. However, when a fire ravages the room, he decides to refurbish a small chapel, dedicating it to the memory of Julie and other departed individuals in his life.