Released in 1999 on the eve of the new millennium, it rode a wave of movies dealing with the end of days prophecy. Based on a novel ‘Club Dumas’ by Arturo Pérez Reverte.

The plot revolves around a discovery of a 17th century book by a rare book dealer Boris Balkan (Johnny Depp) which can allegedly summon the devil.

Polanski used the occult and thriller cliches to subverts genre expectations and find humour in the macabre. It's been called a mix of 'Rosmary's Baby’ and ‘Chinatown’.

Assistant professor of Media and Culture, Blandine Joret, will enrich our viewing experience by diving deeper into the machinations that the director used to create this genre pastiche.

Exhibition

This film screening is the third edition of the film programme accompanying the Library's exhibition 'Beyond A to Z: A Library Story with an Open Ending'