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A screenwriter struggles to adapt a book, facing writer's block and personal issues.
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A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.
"Directed by Spike Jonze (from "Her"), "Adaptation" is one of the greatest exercises in metafiction in cinema. Written by Charlie Kaufman ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"), the feature film is about Charlie Kaufman... as he suffers from writer's block while trying to adapt for the movies the story of "The Orchid Thief", a book that in real life is written by Susan Orlean. Fun and very clever, this movie is a tribute to the artistic creation process, its difficulties, beauties and frustrations. The film was nominated for several BAFTA, Oscar and Golden Globe Awards - for Kaufman's screenplay, Jonze's direction and performances by Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep and Chris Cooper."