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Adaptation.

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Drama / Comedy
USA, 2002, 114 min

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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

Adaptation

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Label: Astralwerks

Year: 2002

Country: USA

Format: CD

Length: 47:19

Tracklist
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