
Possession is a movie directed by Neil LaBute in 2002 and based on the book of the same name by A.S. Byatt, first published in 1990. The movie features Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Jeremy Northam, Jennifer Ehle, Lena Headey, Holly Aird, and others.
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Storyline
Maud Bailey and Roland Michell are two dedicated literary scholars with nothing in common – except their obsession with the two Victorian poets they have devoted their lives to studying. But all that changes when a newly discovered cache of love letters reveals the two poets were entangled in a forbidden affair. Now, as Maud and Roland embark on a wildly romantic journey in search of the truth, the mystery of the past will engulf them, as the passions of the present possess them.
Movie vs Book

Year
2002
Minutes
102
Movie Rate
6.30
Source: IMDb

Year
1990
Pages
555
Book Rate
7.74
S: Goodreads
Book
Possession
Author: A.S. Byatt
Country: UK
First published in: 1990
Length: 555 pages
Genre: Fiction
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