What happens when you publish a novel by a writer who is also a filmmaker? You find a gorgeous book trailer in your inbox one morning. Jean-Christophe Valtat, author of Aurorarama, has created a cinematic take on “New Venice,” the parallel-past Arctic metropolis in which his novel takes place.

We’re still in a contest frame of mind, so: first commenter to name the three films being used here (not including the marvelous Edison stock footage) wins a copy of the novel.