ROME—The eerie image of a church bell tower emerging from Lake Resia in northern Italy became so famous it inspired a book and a Netflix series. Now the remains of the surrounding village, which has been under water for more than 70 years, have been revealed again. The village of Curon once had some 900 inhabitants living in 160 homes, but it was flooded in 1950 to create a hydroelectric plant. After leaks were found, the lake was temporarily drained for repair work on the reservoir, exposing what is left of the village in the province of South Tyrol bordering Austria and Switzerland. Workers began draining the lake a few months ago and in April, after a layer of ice melted, the area was completely dry. Uncovered were piles of bricks and rubble and some steps—all that is left of the old Curon village, which lent its name to an …