Directed by:
Spike JonzeScreenplay:
Charlie KaufmanCinematography:
Lance AcordComposer:
Carter BurwellCast:
Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Tilda Swinton, Chris Cooper, Cara Seymour, Jim Beaver, Judy Greer, Litefoot, Doug Jones, Roger Willie, Gregory Itzin, Ron Livingston (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
While his movie Being John Malkovich is in production, screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Nicolas Cage) is hired by Valerie Thomas to adapt Susan Orlean's (Meryl Streep) non-fiction book 'The Orchid Thief' for the screen. Thomas bought the movie rights before Orlean wrote the book, when it was only an article in The New Yorker. The book details the story of rare orchid hunter John Laroche (Chris Cooper), whose passion for orchids and horticulture made Orlean discover passion and beauty for the first time in her life. Charlie wants to be faithful to the book in his adaptation, but despite Laroche himself being an interesting character in his own right, Charlie is having difficulty finding enough material in Laroche to fill a movie, while equally not having enough to say cinematically about the beauty of orchids. At the same time, Charlie is going through other issues in his life. His insecurity as a person doesn't allow him to act upon his feelings for Amelia Kavan, who is interested in him as a man. And Charlie's twin brother, pretentious Donald, has moved into his house with a goal of also becoming a screenwriter. Despite not admiring Donald as a screenwriter, Charlie asks for his advice. Together, they feel that there is some interesting subtext in the book on which Orlean herself can only elaborate, if only Charlie has the nerve to talk to her. If she can't or won't elaborate, they may have to find out the meaning of that subtext on their own. (Umbrella Entertainment)
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Adaptation
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Astralwerks
Year: 2002
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 47:19
1. | "Adaptation" - Fatboy Slim Remix | 04:50 | |
2. | The Evolution Of The Screenwriter | Carter Burwell | 01:12 |
3. | The Writer And The Crazy White Man | Carter Burwell | 03:23 |
4. | An Unashamed Passion | Carter Burwell | 03:15 |
5. | The Evolution Of Evolution | Carter Burwell | 02:08 |
6. | On Judgement, Human And Otherwise | Carter Burwell | 01:43 |
7. | Whittle The World Down | Carter Burwell | 01:52 |
8. | On The Similarity Of Human And Orchid Forms | Carter Burwell | 01:17 |
9. | The Screenwriter's Nightmare | Carter Burwell | 01:00 |
10. | Approaching The Object Of Desire | Carter Burwell | 03:31 |
11. | Shinier Than Any Ant | Carter Burwell | 01:13 |
12. | The Slough Pit Of Creation | Carter Burwell | 03:30 |
13. | Adaptation Versus Immutability | Carter Burwell | 02:33 |
14. | Effects Of Sibilng Pressure | Carter Burwell | 03:21 |
15. | Evasion And Escape | Carter Burwell | 07:05 |
16. | The Unexpressed Expressed | Carter Burwell | 01:38 |
17. | "The Screenwriter's Nightmare" - Zeno Remix | 00:55 | |
18. | "Happy Together" - The Turtles | 02:53 |