From the (U.S.) print to (Foreign) screens--

Following the good suggestion to read a Harlan Coben title years ago, the book club had Tell No One as its June selection for 2003. I recall at the time when we discussed the book, I had read that this 2001 novel was slated to make it to the big screen with a film adaptation sometime in the
future.

Well, now, the once-Chicago based story (I seem to remember the setting being in Chicago) is in France as produced in part by EuropaCorp, M6 Films and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing and Music Box Film. Starting with a limited release date on July 2nd, the film quietly crept in my movie-viewing area this weekend.

The plot is the same as I remember--here's the info from Yahoo! Movies (including the movie poster): Pediatrician Alexandre Beck still grieves the murder of his beloved wife, Margot, eight years earlier. When two bodies are found near the scene of the crime, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes a suspect again. The mystery deepens when Alex receives an anonymous e-mail with a link to a video clip that seems to suggest Margot is somehow still alive and a message to "Tell No One."

Good to see the film is finally out for the public to enjoy--it is the type to translate well as a good story from the novel to the movie screen. And the results had been be successful as the film has won 4 Cesar Awards (the national film award for France) including best actor and best director in 2007.

The French title is Ne le dis a personne. And double-checking Harlan Coben's website to read about the film, I see it will be available on DVD on October 15th.