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The adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's "The Two Faces of January," coming in August, stars Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst and Oscar Isaac.
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The bookish films of summer

The adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s “The Two Faces of January,” coming in August, stars Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst and Oscar Isaac.  (Magnolia Pictures)

Robin Wright stars in July’s “The Congress,” loosely based on the science fiction novel “The Futurological Congress” by Stanislaw Lem. (Drafthouse Films )

Jennifer Aniston stars as a kidnapped 1970s housewife in “Life of Crime,” adapted from Elmore Leonard’s “The Switch.” (August) (Barry Wetcher / Roadside Attractions)

Jeff Bridges and Brenton Thwaites in the adaptation of “The Giver” by Lois Lowry, the prize-winning young adult novel. (August) (The Weinstein Co. )

Liam Neeson (with Olivia Wilde) plays a writer in director Paul Haggis’ film “Third Person.” (June)  (Maria Marin / Sony Pictures Classics)

The film version of Nick Hornby’s novel “A Long Way Down” stars Imogen Poots, Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette and Aaron Paul. (July) (Nicola Dove / Magnolia Pictures)

Pierce Brosnan also stars in the summer thriller “The November Man,” adapted from Bill Granger’s novel “There Are No Spies.” (August) (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

John le Carre’s “A Most Wanted Man” comes to screens with Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams and Willem DeFoe, directed by Anton Corbijn, second from left. (July) (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Emmanuelle Seigner and Mathieu Amalric in Roman Polanski’s “Venus in Fur,” based on the play, which is based on the book “Venus in Furs” by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. (June) (Guy Ferrandis / IFC Films)

Scott Haze stars in “Child of God,” James Franco’s adaptation of the novel by Cormac McCarthy. (August) (Toronto International Film Festival)

Audrey Tautou stars in “Mood Indigo” from director Michel Gondry, based on French writer Boris Vian’s novel (previously published in the U.S. as “Foam of the Daze”). (July) (Sebastien Nogier / EPA)

“The Hundred Foot Journey,” starring Helen Mirren, is based on the novel by Richard C. Morais. (August) (Francois Duhamel )

The adaptation of YA novel “If I Stay” by Gayle Forman stars Chloe Grace Moritz and Jamie Blackley. (August) (Doane Gregory / Warner Bros.)

Michael Chiklis stars in “When the Game Stands Tall,” a true football story based on the book by Neil Hayes. (August) (Tracy Bennett / TriStar Pictures)

The title of Rob Reiner’s “And So It Goes” comes from Kurt Vonnegut, but the film, starring Diane Keaton and Michael Douglas, has nothing to do with “Slaughterhouse-Five.”  (Clay Enos / Clarius Entertainment)

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The bookish films of summer

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