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Blends fictional characters and situations with the lives of real people: obsessive orchid hunter John Laroche, "New Yorker" journalist Susan Orlean, Hollywood screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and his twin brother Donald. As Charlie struggles to adapt a best-selling book, he writes himself int...

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Uniform Title:Adaptation (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Intermedia Films, Clinica Estetico, Ltd, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Saxon, Edward, Landay, Vincent, Demme, Jonathan, 1944-2017, Kaufman, Charlie, 1958-, Jonze, Spike, Cage, Nicolas, 1965-, Streep, Meryl, Cooper, Chris, 1951-, Swinton, Tilda, Seymour, Cara, Cox, Brian, 1946-, Greer, Judy, 1975-, Gyllenhaal, Maggie, 1977-, Acord, Lance, Zumbrunnen, Eric, Burwell, Carter, Storm, Casey, Barrett, K. K., Orlean, Susan
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia Pictures, 2002.
Series:Superbit.
Subjects:
Orlean, Susan > Film adaptations.
Orlean, Susan.
Screenwriters > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Motion pictures > Plots, themes, etc. > Drama.
Film adaptations > Drama.
Film adaptations.
Motion pictures > Plots, themes, etc.
Screenwriters.
California > Los Angeles.
Feature films > United States.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Films de fiction.
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:Blends fictional characters and situations with the lives of real people: obsessive orchid hunter John Laroche, "New Yorker" journalist Susan Orlean, Hollywood screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and his twin brother Donald. As Charlie struggles to adapt a best-selling book, he writes himself into the movie plot.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
Based on the book "The orchid thief" by Susan Orlean.
Title from web page graphic (Sept. 20, 2015).
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (114 min.) : sound, color
1 online resource
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for language, sexuality, some drug use and violent images.
Awards:Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Chris Cooper) in 2002.
Academy Award nominee (2002) for Best Actor (Cage), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Streep), and Best Writing for adapted screenplay (Kaufman and Kaufman).
Production Credits:Director of photography, Lance Acord ; editor, Eric Zumbrunnen ; music, Carter Burwell ; costume designer, Casey Storm ; production designer, K.K. Barrett.