Babette's Feast. Poster of the 1987 movie and cover of the 1958 book
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Babette's Feast
Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen), 1958
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Gabriel Axel, 1987

In honor of their late father’s 100th birthday, two devoted and elderly sisters grant permission to their cook, a French refugee, to create a feast. This decision is made despite their spiritual reservations about the indulgence and sensuality associated with French cuisine.


Coup de Torchon. Poster of the 1981 movie and cover of the 1964 book, Pop. 1280
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Pop. 1280
Jim Thompson, 1964
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Bertrand Tavernier, 1981

In 1938 in the french West Africa, Lucien Cordier is a weak and corrupted policeman despised by the local bad boys. His wife is openly cheating on him and he hasn’t got any self-respect anymore. But when comes the occasion, his revenge will be terrible.


The Black Bird. Poster of the 1975 movie and cover of the 1929 book, The Maltese Falcon
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The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell Hammett, 1929
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David Giler, 1975

The son of the renowned detective Sam Spade continues the family legacy by entangling himself with the Maltese Falcon, and with individuals willing to resort to anything, including murder, to obtain it.


Weep No More, My Lady. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1987 book
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Weep No More, My Lady
Mary Higgins Clark, 1987
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Michel Andrieu, 1992

Everyone assumes suicide when Lelia, a volatile movie actress who had just turned 40, is discovered drowned after a binge of alcohol, drugs, and hysteria. The cops then learn that she was slain. Ted, Leila’s charming fiancé, is implicated in the crime, but Elizabeth, Leila’s younger sister, is adamant that the man she has grown to love cannot be responsible. In the course of setting a trap to force the real murderer to expose his name, she nearly becomes his fourth victim.