Charlie Kaufman writes the way he lives... With Great Difficulty. His Twin Brother Donald Lives the way he writes... with foolish abandon. Susan writes about life... But can't live it. John's life is a book... Waiting to be adapted. One story... Four Lives... A million ways it can end.
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Nicolas Cage | Charlie Kaufman |
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Tilda Swinton | Valerie Thomas |
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Meryl Streep | Susan Orlean |
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Chris Cooper | John Laroche |
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Jay Tavare | Matthew Osceola |
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Litefoot | Russell |
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Roger Willie | Randy |
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Jim Beaver | Ranger Tony |
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Cara Seymour | Amelia Kavan |
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Doug Jones | Augustus Margary |
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Stephen Tobolowsky | Ranger Steve Neely |
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Gary Farmer | Buster Baxley |
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Peter Jason | Defense Attorney |
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Gregory Itzin | Prosecutor |
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Curtis Hanson | Orlean's Husband |
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Agnes NaDene Baddoo | Orlean Dinner Guest |
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Paul Fortune | Orlean Dinner Guest |
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Paul Jasmin | Orlean Dinner Guest |
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Lisa Love | Orlean Dinner Guest |
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Wendy Mogel | Orlean Dinner Guest |
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David O. Russell | Orlean Dinner Guest |
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Judy Greer | Alice the Waitress |
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Maggie Gyllenhaal | Caroline Cunningham |
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Bob Stephenson | David |
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Bob Yerkes | Charles Darwin |
| Director | Spike Jonze |
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| Writer | Susan Orlean, Charlie Kaufman | |
| Producer | Jonathan Demme, Charlie Kaufman, Vincent Landay, Peter Saraf, Edward Saxon | |
| Musician | Carter Burwell | |
| Photography | Lance Acord | |
| Edition | Superbit Collection |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Dolby Digital 5.1 [French] Dolby Digital Surround [English] DTS 5.1 [English] DTS 5.1 [French] Stereo [English] |
| Subtitles | English | English (Closed Captioned) | French | Greek |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | May 20, 2003 |
| Regions | Region 1 | Region 4 |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Index | 783 |
| Added Date | Mar 10, 2012 13:58:27 |
| Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:31:46 |
Story Synopsis:
Following the success of the wildly original Being John Malkovich, screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Cage) is taking a stab at an Adaptation. A bit neurotic and slightly paranoid, the gifted Kaufman has been hired to script Susan Orlean’s bestseller The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean (Streep). His work is slowed even more when his twin brother Donald Kaufman (also played by Cage)-quite the extrovert-moves in and decides to take up screenwriting for himself. (Suzanne Hodges)
DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced Superbit 1.85:1 DVD has a mostly understated look, with a simple, natural color scheme. Hues are well balanced, with accurate fleshtones and deep blacks. Images are generally sharp, with nicely rendered textures and details. Contrast can seem a bit low at times, but shadow delineation is satisfying for the darkest scenes. There is some edge enhancement noticed at times, but pixelization is rarely a problem. (Suzanne Hodges)
Soundtrack:
The 5.1-channel sound mix has been well-recorded, with voices and effects sounding convincingly natural. The dialogue, which predominates this sonic presentation, seems comfortable to hear and is abundantly articulate. The soundstage is quite reserved in nature, with usually a very gentle sense of spatial expansion. Some interesting POV sequences provide for enhanced envelopment and some special creativity, such as the “thoughts,” for which the dialogue slightly spreads beyond center channel. Deep bass and dynamic range are appropriately reserved. The DTS® Digital Surround™ and Dolby® Digital audio versions are essentially identical, with the former distinguishing itself just slightly in terms of the sense of spatial coherence. (Perry Sun)
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