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Adaptation (Superbit Collection)

Nicolas Cage (Actor), Tilda Swinton (Actor), Spike Jonze (Director) Rated:
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Genre Drama
Format Dubbed, NTSC, Closed-captioned, Subtitled, DTS Surround Sound
Contributor Vincent Landay, Ed Saxon, Chris Cooper, Meryl Streep, Adaptation Productions, Inc., Spike Jonze, Tilda Swinton, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jonathan Demme, Nicolas Cage See more
Language English, French
Runtime 1 hour and 55 minutes
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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), NewYorker journalist Susan Orlean (Streep), Hollywood screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Cage), and his twin brother, Donald (also Cage). As Charlie struggles to adapt Orlean's best-selling book "The OrchidThief," he writes himself into his own movie. The various stories crash into one another exploding into a wildly imaginative film. ADAPTATION, the year's most talked about movie, is at once a hilarious drama and a moving comedy.

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.52 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 7601
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Spike Jonze
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Dubbed, NTSC, Closed-captioned, Subtitled, DTS Surround Sound
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 55 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ May 20, 2003
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Nicolas Cage, Tilda Swinton, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Maggie Gyllenhaal
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, French
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Vincent Landay, Jonathan Demme, Ed Saxon
  • Language ‏ : ‎ French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (DTS 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00005JLRE
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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Seth King
5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie for a great price
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024
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I may be biased but Adaptation is one of my favorite movies of all time so obviously I had to buy the 4k version of the movie. Got it on sale to so it was a good deal especially for a 4k copy.
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RMurray847
5.0 out of 5 stars A joyous, unique treat!
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2005
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I just finished watching this terrific movie again. ADAPTATION is truly one of those movies that actually grows richer upon a second viewing. The first time I saw it, I was blown away by the fantastic acting and enjoyed trying to follow the dynamics of the movies. I say "dynamics" rather than twists and turns, because on the surface, there are no twists. The movie just unspools "realistically" with a generous dose of carefully labeled flashbacks. But underneath, what we're really seeing is a movie that "twists" from straightforward storytelling to a movie that may actually be the playing out of the screenplay that is being written (which is what the movie is about).

Nicolas Cage plays Charles Kaufman, the screenwriter for BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, who has just been hired to write an adaptation of the bestselling THE ORCHID THIEF by Susan Orlean. Of course, the fun begins right there, because this movie is written by Charles Kaufman, who actually WAS hired to adapt THE ORCHID THIEF. Charles is a deeply neurotic and insecure person, prone to flop-sweats and bouts of either shyness or manic babbling. His internal dialogue, which we share from time to time, is a masterpiece of self-flaggelation. Charles lives with his twin brother Donald (also Cage), a sweet, simple person who idolizes the work Charles has done and also lives much more in the real world. Of course, Donald DOESN'T exist in our world. In the movie, we see how Charles becomes incapable of writing a screen play of Orlean's book, because he admires it so much, because it probably isn't ideal for a movie treatment and because Charles develops a fixation for Orleans (Meryl Streep).

From there we are shown glimpses of the story of THE ORCHID THIEF (Chris Cooper, Oscar-winner), how the man was arrested for poaching rare orchids in the swamps of Florida, and how his little story attracted reported Orlean, who went to interview the man and spent enough time with him to develop an entire book.

But as the movie progresses, the line between the "real" world and how Charles Kaufmann is beginning to reimagine Orlean's relationship with The Orchid Thief (La Rouche is his name). But there is never a clear demarcation showing when this spin into fantasy land is starting. But Orlean's adventures become more and more outrageous (an affair with LaRouche, drug use, etc.) that are blatant fictions.

And why does Charles fabricate fictional plot twists for his non-fiction screenplay. First, because his brother Donald has just out of the blue written a non-sensical action movie that has yield him a big contract and because Charles has attended (unwillingly) a screenwriting workshop and has clearly been influenced by all the "formula" he's being exhorted to incorporate into his work. His screenplay starts out as an exploration of the simple joy of loving flowers and becomes a silly action-flick.

But what's so fun about ADAPTATION is that we get to experience not only Charles difficulty in imagining a screenplay adaptation of THE ORCHID THIEF, but we get to SEE the story play out alongside it. It's three movies in one: the telling of the story of THE ORCHID THIEF, as written by Susan Orlean [by the way, there is one scene, not fiction, where LaRoche and his family are in a car accident that changes his life. It's undeniably one of the most gut-wrenchingly realistic car crashes ever put on screen. 10 seconds of film seared into your mind forever.], the telling of how a screenwriter named Charles Kaufman couldn't come up with a way to adapt the book and a totally fictional story of THE ORCHID THIEF and the screenwriter's twin brother. But they are totally intertwined. It sounds confusing, but the joy of this piece also lies in how clearly we follow it. At least, a halfway intelligent and attentive viewer will follow. This is not a wacky, slapstick movie. It's clever, smart and totally original. It's also very adult, and is meant for film viewers with some experience with watching and appreciating film.

Let me also say that Nicolas Cage gives one of his two or three best performances of all time (Oscar nominated). Meryl Streep (Oscar nominated) is sheer delight, reminding us that she must not be taken for granted...that she is totally able to play a real, flesh and blood American woman with no accent, and make her completely delightful. Chris Cooper deserved his Oscar win for his daring performance, which mixes lunacy and tragedy into one unique character. Everyone else gives very able support, especially Brian Cox as the screenwriting workshop leader. Here's a guy who simply cannot give less than a commanding performance, however small the role.

So, I very much recommend this most unique, funny, moving and well-presented film!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Adaptation
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2010
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Charlie Kaufman (Nicolas Cage) is trying to adapt the book The Orchid Thief from Susan Orleans (Meryl Streep) about John La Roche (Chris Cooper) who goes to various places in Miami to find orchids to cultivate, but doesn't want to add much to the actual story. Because of this he's having a hard time adapting the book to movie form. He's also living with his brother Donald (Nicolas Cage) who has decided that he will become a screenwriter and is working on a screenplay about serial killers called "The Three".

Charlie Kaufman (yes, that's a real person) is a brilliant screenwriter. Having written the little seen Human Nature, the quirky Being John Malkovich, and the critically acclaimed and brilliant Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Charlie was trying to come up with something new with his adaptation of Susan Orleans' book The Orchid Thief. He was having a very difficult time with adapting the book the way he wanted, but eventually came up with this idea to meld real life with fiction with a little help from his (fictional) brother, Donald Kaufman (who also earned a co-screenwriting credit).

Adaptation is a brilliant film, as are most of Kaufman's works, melding together his real world works at adapting The Orchid Thief with the fictional account seemlessly. Throughout the film you get that this is a true story, especially when you review to realize that the character names are names of real people (with very few exceptions, such as Donald Kaufman), and then at the end, once you realize that this is a work of fiction, you can still see the work of Donald Kaufman on the film as if Charlie was channeling the character's ambitions in an effort to figure out how to end the movie. Naturally, in the end, when you find out more about the movie this only works to the story's advantage.

Nicolas Cage isn't typically the actor that you'd look to to portray a character like this, or I should say, character's like this. Charlie and Donald are two totally different characters with separate sensibilities, but Nic plays them with amazing affinity for the shortcomings and strengths of the characters. Naturally, Oscar winning actress Meryl Streep throws herself fully into the game as always, and you also have a dose of the amazing Brian Cox, which is always worth noting. Chris Cooper as the eccentric orchid thief John La Roche steals the show though.

This is a movie that I have to highly recommend. It's funny and stylish but doesn't lose it's focus on story and character building. The movie does a great job at remaining faithful to the material Charlie was originally trying to adapt by focusing some of the attention and narration on passages of the book, while also remaining entertaining, especially in the relationship between the two brothers. I only wish more screenwriters could be as inventive as Charlie Kaufman.

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Jean Stalurnel
5.0 out of 5 stars Impeccable
Reviewed in Spain on January 31, 2024
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Nada que señalar. Llego perfectamente embalado. El disco está como nuevo. Un buen servicio y un precio honesto.
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POPOVICI
3.0 out of 5 stars Anglais uniquement
Reviewed in France on January 13, 2023
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Film parlé en anglais, pas de sous-titrage français
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Rodrigo
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente película
Reviewed in Mexico on July 21, 2015
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Una excelente película que aborda el tema del trabajo creativo y de la "integridad artistica" en estos tiempos en que los artistas tienden a tomarse demasiado en serio, Jonze plasma en este filme muchas de las situaciones reales a las que se puede enfrentar un guionista al adaptar una obra ajena, el humor es exquisito y cualquier persona que haya trabajado en la escritura de guiones o en cualquier otro tipo de escritura se sentirá identificado con el personaje de Kauffman, si; es uno de esos casos de metaficción pero uno que en verdad vale la pena, la actuación de Nicolas Cage es muy buena.
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Giacomo Edoardo Balzarotti
5.0 out of 5 stars Il ladro di orchidee
Reviewed in Italy on November 14, 2014
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Una storia su un uomo che racconta la storia di una donna che racconta la storia di un uomo che racconta un sacco di storie. John Malkovich che interpreta John Malkovich mentre gira il film "Essere John Malkovich". Nicolas Cage che interpreta Charlie Kaufman, sceneggiatore del film, mentre scrive la sceneggiatura del film, ma anche un inesistente fratello gemello (che comunque compare nei credits della locandina come se fosse una persona reale).
Un film avvitato su sè stesso, dove la realtà si mescola con la finzione (gli eventi nella realtà seguono le idee della sceneggiatura, a metà film viene mostrato Kaufman mentre concepisce l'idea dell'incipit mostrato nei titoli di testa...), un rompicapo metafisico ingarbugliato eppure semplicissimo da seguire, una magistrale (doppia) interpretazione dell'incostante Nicolas Cage (ma è lo stesso attore di Ghost Rider?...) e di tutto il resto del cast. L'accoppiata Kaufman-Jonze sforna un altro capolavoro dopo lo stupendo "Essere John Malkovich", di cui rappresenta un ideale prosieguo.
Assolutamente consigliato a chi apprezza il grande cinema.
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Reviewed in Canada on March 2, 2018
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