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Adaptation. (2002)

Adaptation. (2002)

Drama Crime Comedy

From the creator of Being John Malkovich, comes the story about the creator of Being John Malkovich.

Release Date: 2002, December 6
Directors: Spike Jonze
Countries: United States of America
Production: Columbia Pictures, Propaganda Films, Good Machine, Intermedia, Beverly Detroit Studios, Clinica Estetico
Cast: Meryl Streep, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Bob Stephenson, Nicolas Cage, Chris Cooper, Judy Greer, Tilda Swinton, Ron Livingston, Peter Jason, Paul Jasmin, Brian Cox, Nancy Lenehan

Overview:

Charlie Kaufman is a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt "The Orchid Thief," by Susan Orlean, Kaufman's life spins from pathetic to bizarre. The lives of Kaufman, Orlean's book, become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the others'.

Keywords:

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