Mrs Harris Goes to Paris. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1958 book, Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
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Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
Paul Gallico, 1958
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Anthony Fabian, 2022

Mrs. Harris is a salt-of-the-earth London charlady who cheerfully cleans the houses of the rich. One day, while tidying Lady Dant’s wardrobe, she comes across the most beautiful thing she has ever seen in her life-a Dior dress. She’s never seen anything as magical as the dress before her and she’s never wanted anything so badly. Determined to make her dream come true, Mrs. Harris scrimps and saves until one day, she finally has enough money to go to Paris.


Suite Française. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2004 book, Suite française
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Suite française
Irène Némirovsky, 2004
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Saul Dibb, 2014

In 1940 France, as Hitler’s forces advance toward Paris, Lucile anxiously anticipates updates on her husband who is captive as a prisoner of war. She leads a constricted life under the control of her overbearing mother-in-law, but her world is disrupted when a charming and attractive German officer is assigned to live with them. Despite the societal norms, they become attracted to each other, but their relationship is endangered by the brutalities of the war.


Benedetta. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1985 book, Immodest Acts
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Immodest Acts
Judith C. Brown, 1985
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Paul Verhoeven, 2021

In the late 17th century, with plague ravaging the land, Benedetta Carlini joins the convent in Pescia, Tuscany, as a novice. Capable from an early age of performing miracles, Benedetta’s impact on life in the community is immediate and momentous. She is assisted by a companion, and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic love affair.


Sahara. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1992 book
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Sahara
Clive Cussler, 1992
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Breck Eisner, 2005

The story begins in 1865, at the end of the American Civil War. The ironclad CSS Texas, captained by Mason Tombs, is loaded with the last of the Confederacy’s treasury gold in a final effort to prevent it from being captured by Union forces.


Babylon A.D.. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 1999 book, Babylon Babies
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Babylon Babies
Maurice G. Dantec, 1999
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Mathieu Kassovitz, 2008

In a dystopian 2027, Russian mobster Gorsky hires the mercenary Toorop to bring a young woman known only as Aurora from Europe to New York City. Gorsky gives Toorop a variety of weapons and a subdermally implanted UN passport. The stress of humanity’s situation causes Aurora to act out in strange ways and display clairvoyance abilities.


Catwoman. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1940 comic book
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Catwoman
Bill Finger, Bob Kane, 1940
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Pitof, 2004

Liquidated after discovering a corporate conspiracy, mild-mannered graphic artist Patience Phillips washes up on an island, where she’s resurrected and endowed with the prowess of a cat – and she’s eager to use her new skills … as a vigilante. Before you can say “cat and mouse,” handsome gumshoe Tom Lone is on her tail.


Catwoman. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Catwoman
Elizabeth Hand, 2004
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Pitof, 2004

Liquidated after discovering a corporate conspiracy, mild-mannered graphic artist Patience Phillips washes up on an island, where she’s resurrected and endowed with the prowess of a cat – and she’s eager to use her new skills … as a vigilante. Before you can say “cat and mouse,” handsome gumshoe Tom Lone is on her tail.