Lupin. Poster of the 2021 TV series and cover of the 1907 book, Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief
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Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief
Maurice Leblanc, 1907
TV series vs book
George Kay, François Uzan, 2021-

The story follows professional thief Assane Diop, the only son of an immigrant from Senegal who had come to France to seek a better life for his child. Assane’s father is framed for the theft of an expensive diamond necklace by his employer, the wealthy and powerful Hubert Pellegrini, and hangs himself in his prison cell out of shame, leaving the teenage Assane an orphan.


The Devil's Double. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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The Devil's Double
Latif Yahia, 2012
movie vs book
Lee Tamahori, 2011

In 1987, Latif Yahia, an Iraqi soldier fighting in the Iran–Iraq War, is called to become a fedai for Uday Hussein, the playboy son of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. Latif tries to resist Uday’s exorbitant merrymaking and erratic behavior, at one point fleeing a nightclub in another of Uday’s Ferraris to attempt to see his family, who believe he has died in the war.


Peter Pan. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1906 book, Peter and Wendy
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Peter and Wendy
J.M. Barrie, 1906
movie vs book
P.J. Hogan, 2003

In 1904, in the nursery of the Darling household located in London, Wendy Darling tells stories of Peter Pan to her younger brothers John and Michael before their Aunt Millicent’s arrival. Jealous of Wendy’s presence, Tinker Bell tricks the Lost Boys into shooting Wendy with arrows as she is falling from the sky.


Peter Pan. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Peter Pan
Alice Alfonsi, 2003
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
P.J. Hogan, 2003

In 1904, in the nursery of the Darling household located in London, Wendy Darling tells stories of Peter Pan to her younger brothers John and Michael before their Aunt Millicent’s arrival. Jealous of Wendy’s presence, Tinker Bell tricks the Lost Boys into shooting Wendy with arrows as she is falling from the sky.


The Truth. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2012 book, Memories of My Mother
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Memories of My Mother
Ken Liu, 2012
movie vs book
Hirokazu Koreeda, 2019

Catherine is a star; a star of French cinema. She reigns amongst men who love and admire her: her new partner, her former husband, her agent… When she publishes her memoirs, her daughter Juliette returns to France with her husband and young child. The reunion between mother and daughter will quickly turn to confrontation: truths will be told, accounts settled, loves and resentments confessed.