The story of a writer haunted by the ghosts of a true crime story

In 1973, the publication of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's book “The Gulag Archipelago” hit like a bombshell. This book, which was to become a literary and political monument, exposed the crimes of Communist totalitarianism in depth.

Diderot's La Religieuse is "a time bomb" published in 1796, 12 years after the author's death. If the ambiguous book created a controversy when it was published in post-revolutionary France, it became a real scandal in 1962 when it was adapted for the cinema. This sulfurous text made post-war conservative society tremble and three centuries later, the subversive power of Denis Diderot's novel has lost none of its force.

An immersion in the eerie and bewitching imaginary of the most inscrutable Brontë sister.

The incredible discovery of a medieval novel about the Arthurian Legend

Summer 1946. During a family holiday by the sea, Boris Vian wrote a fashionable noir novel full of sex, violence and rage in just two weeks. The novel "I spit on your Graves" still challenges and provokes readers to this day.

This film brings to life a striking trial that made Emma Bovary a universal heroine, and revealed a lot about censorship and free speech still ongoing issues.

Through harmonious dreamlike shots, this film offers a lyrical escape into nature and unveils the day-to-day of those who chose a simple living. Combining writers and academics viewpoints, we delve into Thoreau’s poetic and revolutionary mind.

To shed light on the dark side of history and to denounce the repression raging in their countries, Hispanic authors are reinventing the literary genre of the noir novel.