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Synopsis. Nicolas Cage is Charlie Kaufman, 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.
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Dec 6, 2002 · Overview. Nicolas Cage is Charlie Kaufman, 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.
Jun 18, 2013 · The struggle to do so became the basis for the movie Adaptation. Susan Orlean's book takes us into this passionate world via an obsessive collector named John Laroche. By the end, we're yearning to feel the same kind of passion for something, an effect the film couldn't reproduce.
ADAPTATION. Drama. Director Spike Jonze delivers a stunningly original comedy that seamlessly blends fictional characters and situations with the lives of real people: obsessive orchid hunter John Laroche (Cooper), New Yorker journalist Susan Orlean (Streep), Hollywood screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Cage), and his twin brother, Donald (also Cage).
Dec 6, 2002 · Negative Reviews. 10. LegitSalt. Aug 22, 2020. Adaptation is one of Kaufman's earlier movies, and while it is both self-indulgent and self-effacing, it is also incredibly witty and self-aware. Adaptation doesn't take itself too seriously, and yet at the same time, it is Kaufman's most sincerely endearing movie when it comes to reality.
