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Adaptation
Adaptation
Motion picture adaptation of (work):: Orchid thief
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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 into the movie plot.
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Title
Adaptation
Edition
Widescreen.
Authors
Saxon, Edward
Landay, Vincent
Demme, Jonathan, 1944-
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-
Burwell, Carter
Orlean, Susan
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Intermedia Films
Clinica Estetico, Ltd.
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
Subjects
Orlean, Susan--Film adaptations.
Orlean, Susan.
Screenwriters--California--Los Angeles--Drama.
Motion pictures--Plots, themes, etc.--Drama.
Film adaptations--Drama.
Comedy films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Language
English
French
Published
Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2003]
Publication Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 115 minutes) : sound, color ;
ISBN
0767879805
Series
Superbit Superbit.
Target Audience
Adult
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Awards Note
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).