Rain Man. Poster of the 1988 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Rain Man
Leonore Fleischer, 1989
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Barry Levinson, 1988

Charlie Babbitt is in the middle of importing four grey market Lamborghinis to Los Angeles for resale. Through social engineering, he learns the money is being directed to a mental institution, where he meets his elder brother, Raymond Babbitt, of whom he was previously unaware.


Leaving Las Vegas. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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Leaving Las Vegas
John O'Brien, 1990
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Mike Figgis, 1995

Ben Sanderson is a Hollywood screenwriter who has lost his job, family, and friends. One early morning, he drives drunkenly from his Los Angeles home down to the Las Vegas Strip; he nearly hits a woman, Sera, on the crosswalk. Polish mobsters are after Yuri, so he ends his relationship with Sera in fear that the Poles may hurt her. Sera asks Ben not to criticize her occupation, and he agrees.


Frida. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1983 book, Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo
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Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo
Hayden Herrera, 1983
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Julie Taymor, 2002

Frida begins just before the traumatic accident Frida Kahlo suffered at the age of 18 when the wooden-bodied bus she was riding in collided with a streetcar. Throughout the marriage, Rivera has affairs with a wide array of women, while the bisexual Kahlo takes on male and female lovers, including in one case having an affair with the same woman as Rivera.


Four Rooms. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1948 book, Man from the South
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Man from the South
Roald Dahl, 1948
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Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, 1995

It’s Ted the Bellhop’s first night on the job…and the hotel’s very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments. It seems that this evening’s room service is serving up one unbelievable happening after another.


Quiet Chaos. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2005 book
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Quiet Chaos
Sandro Veronesi, 2005
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Antonello Grimaldi, 2008

Two women are saved from drowning by fashion designer Pietro Paladini and his brother Carlo. Pietro’s wife passes away suddenly at home at the same time. Pietro enters a condition of Quiet Chaos following the funeral, which is characterized by spending a lot of time with his daughter Claudia. The manager isn’t at work and instead spends his days waiting in the park next to his daughter’s school.


Ivans xtc.. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1886 book, The Death of Ivan Ilych
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The Death of Ivan Ilych
Leo Tolstoy, 1886
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Bernard Rose, 2000

The movie begins with the passing of its leading character, Ivan Beckman, an accomplished Tinseltown agent. The movie then retraces the final days of his high-paced and fast-living lifestyle, leading to his sudden death caused by a shocking cancer diagnosis.


La terra dei figli. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2016 comic book, Land of the Sons
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Land of the Sons
Gipi, 2016
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Claudio Cupellini, 2021

The end of civilization has arrived. It is not known what caused this cataclysm, but the apocalypse has wiped out a large part of humanity and the earth has stopped bearing fruit. A Father and his Son are among the few survivors. The Son grows up like a wild beast, as the Father teaches this is the only way to survive.


Adults in the Room. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2017 book
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Adults in the Room
Yanis Varoufakis, 2017
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Costa-Gavras, 2019

In 2015, following Syriza’s victory in the 2015 Greek legislative election, Greek Minister of Finance Yánis Varoufákis is tasked by Prime Minister Aléxis Tsípras to negotiate a new deal on the memorandum of understanding signed by previous government with the Troika in order to avoid facing another inevitable debt crisis in the country months later.


The Lying Life of Adults. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2019 book
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The Lying Life of Adults
Elena Ferrante, 2019
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Edoardo De Angelis, 2023-

Naples is divided into two parts: the Naples of the heights, which wears a mask of sophistication, and the Naples of the depths, a land of excess and vulgarity. A girl is searching for her true reflection in this divided Naples.


The Catholic School. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2016 book
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The Catholic School
Edoardo Albinati, 2016
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Stefano Mordini, 2021

In a residential district of Rome there is a well-known Catholic boy’s school where the offspring of the upper middle-class are educated. The families feel that in that setting their children will be able to grow up sheltered from the turmoil pervading society. On the night between 29 and 30 September of 1975 something broke down and that fortress of irreprehensible values crumbled beneath the weight of one of the most heinous crimes of the period: the Circeo massacre.