Adaptation
(DVD R-rated) 

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Edmondson Pike - Adult MovieDVD 791.43 A2215WOn Shelf
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Motion pictures -- Plots, themes, etc. -- Drama.
Screenwriters -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Format
DVD R-rated
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
0767879805 (clamshell)
UPC
043396076013
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
General Note
Based on the book "The orchid thief" by Susan Orlean.
General Note
Special features: theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Lance Acord ; editor, Eric Zumbrunnen ; music, Carter Burwell ; costume designer, Casey Storm ; production designer, K.K. Barrett.
Participants/Performers
Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, Cara Seymour, Brian Cox, Judy Greer, Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Description
Blends fictional characters and situations with the lives of real people: obsessive orchid hunter John Laroche, "New Yorker" journalist Susan Orlean, Hollywood screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and his twin brother Donald. As Charlie struggles to adapt a best-selling book, he writes himself into the movie plot.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
System Details
DVD, Dolby surround sound, Region 1 encoding.
Language
Closed-captioned.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Saxon, E., Landay, V., Demme, J., Kaufman, C., Jonze, S., Cage, N., Streep, M., Cooper, C., Swinton, T., Seymour, C., Cox, B., Greer, J., Gyllenhaal, M., Acord, L., Zumbrunnen, E., Burwell, C., Storm, C., Barrett, K. K., & Orlean, S. (20032002). Adaptation. (Widescreen version). Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Edward. Saxon et al.. 20032002. Adaptation. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Edward. Saxon et al.. Adaptation. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 20032002.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Saxon, E., Landay, V., Demme, J., Kaufman, C., Jonze, S., Cage, N. and Streep, M. et al (n.d.). Adaptation. Widescreen version Culver City, Calif.: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Saxon, Edward., et al. Adaptation. Widescreen version, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 20032002.

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