Wild at Heart. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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Wild at Heart
Barry Gifford, 1990
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David Lynch, 1990

Lovers Lula and Sailor are separated after he is jailed for killing a man who attacked him with a knife; the assailant, Bobby Ray Lemon, was hired by Lula’s mother, Marietta Fortune. They go to a hotel where she reserved a room, make love and go to see the speed metal band Powermad.


Crime of the Century. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1985 book, The Airman and the Carpenter
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The Airman and the Carpenter
Ludovic Kennedy, 1985
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Mark Rydell, 1996

This movie portrays the infamous 1932 kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindberg’s infant son, as well as the controversial investigation, trial, and execution of the accused, Bruno Richard Hauptmann. Throughout the film, the viewer is presented with a disturbing portrayal of a corrupt police force, desperate to solve the case, who resorts to framing an innocent man by creating false evidence, bribing and threatening witnesses, and suppressing evidence that could exonerate him.


The Odyssey. Poster of the 1997 TV series and cover of the -700 book
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The Odyssey
Homer, -700
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Andrei Konchalovsky, 1997

Odysseus, the king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Ithaca, is called to service in the Trojan War after the birth of his son Telemachus, much to the dismay of his wife Queen Penelope. Odysseus is worried that he may not return, and tells Penelope that she should remarry by the time Telemachus is a man if he does not return.


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.


Cat Person. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2018 book
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Cat Person
Kristen Roupenian, 2018
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Susanna Fogel, 2023

The relationship between Margot, a twenty-year-old college student, and Robert, an older man who frequents the movie theater where Margot works, is brief but intense as they navigate the complexities of their age difference and the power dynamics at play.


Spaceman. Poster of the 2024 movie and cover of the 2017 book, Spaceman of Bohemia
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Spaceman of Bohemia
Jaroslav Kalfar, 2017
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Johan Renck, 2024

Despite being orphaned as a boy and raised in the Czech countryside by his grandparents, Jakub Procházka defies the odds and achieves the remarkable feat of becoming the nation’s first astronaut.


The Innocent. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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The Innocent
Ian McEwan, 1990
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John Schlesinger, 1993

A young engineer is sent to post World War II Berlin to help the Americans, in spying on the Russians. In a time and place where discretion is still a man’s best friend, he falls in love with a mysterious woman, who will take him on the dark side of evil. The film centres around the joint CIA/MI6 real-life Operation Gold: building a tunnel under the Russian sector of Berlin.