The Ninth Gate (1999)

Roman Polanski's occult mystery thriller follows a rare-book dealer drawn into a dark conspiracy. The conspiracy is tied to a satanic text with the power to summon the devil. Emmanuelle Seigner plays the enigmatic woman shadowing his every move. Her presence lends the film a seductive, unsettling edge. Lena Olin turns up as a collector's widow whose motives prove just as murky as everyone else's. Both actresses bring a charged physicality to their roles. It goes beyond the film's chilly, bookish surface. The archive holds 2 scenes pulled from the film. They showcase nude content woven right into its atmosphere of temptation and dread. It's a rarer, more sensual side of two actresses better known for restraint than exposure.