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- This article is for the novel and film. See Sliver (song) for the song by Nirvana.
Sliver (1991) is a novel by U.S. author Ira Levin about the mysterious goings-on in a privately-owned New York highrise apartment building, especially after a new tenant -- an attractive young woman working in publishing -- has moved in. Phillip Noyce directed a film based on the book in 1993.
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Synopsis
Book version
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When she makes the acquaintance of a handsome and friendly young man who lives in the same "sliver" building she does not know at first that he is the owner. While keeping a low profile himself, he turns out to know an awful lot about the other inhabitants including many of their secrets. It then turns out that he is a modern-day Peeping Tom who, unknown to everyone, has had surveillance cameras and microphones installed in every single apartment of the house, with his own place in the building serving as his headquarters. The novel is also a murder mystery, and the beautiful heroine soon becomes a damsel in distress herself.
Film version
Phillip Noyce's film version (1993, screenplay by Joe Eszterhas, who also wrote Basic Instinct) deviates considerably from the plot of the book. The film starred Sharon Stone and William Baldwin. The movie takes rather a simplistic stance on voyeurism, suggesting that wanting to secretly observe people and thus invading their privacy is part of human nature. Levin's novel, on the other hand, tries to draw a line between man's innate curiosity and pathological and compulsive behaviour patterns.
Soundtracks
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- Can't Help Falling in Love
- by George Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore, performed by UB40
- Carly's Song
- written by Michael Cretu, performed by Enigma
- Slid
- by Michael Bryant, Michael Tournier and Jonathan Fugler, performed by Fluke (band)
- Unfinished Sympathy
- by Grantley Marshall, Robert Del Naja, Andrew Vowles, J. Sharp and Shara Nelson, performed by Massive Attack
- Most Wonderful Girl
- by Oliver Adams, Nikki Van Lierop and Maurice Engelen, performed by Lords of Acid
- Oh Carolina
- performed by Shaggy, contains the "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henry Mancini
- Move With Me
- by Neneh Cherry and Cameron McVey, performed by Neneh Cherry
- Slave to the Vibe
- by V. Jeffrey Smith, Peter Lord and Guy Routte, performed by Aftershock
- Penthouse and Pavement
- by Ian Marsh, Martyn Ware and Glenn Gregory, performed by Heaven 17
- Skinflowers
- by The Young Gods and Roli Mosimann, performed by The Young Gods
- Star Sail
- by Simon Jones, Peter Salisbury, Nick McCabe and Richard Ashcroft, performed by The Verve
- Wild at Heart
- by Markus Nikolai and Zip Campisi, performed by Bigod 20
- Carly's Loneliness
- written by Michael Cretu, performed by Enigma