Adaptation: The Shooting Script (Shooting Script Ser) - Hardcover

Kaufman, Charlie; McKee, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1557045801 ISBN 13: 9781557045805

Verlag: Newmarket Press, 2003

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Reseña del editor

From the director and writer of Being John Malkovicha film by Spike Jonze, starring Nicolas Cage and Meryl Streep, from a screenplay by Charlie and Donald Kaufman about the adaptation of the bestselling book The Orchid Thiefan exciting new filmbook in the Newmarket Shooting Script series. This latest head trip from director Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich) concerns an orchid collector (Chris Cooper), a journalist (Meryl Streep as author Susan Orlean), and the screenwriter (Charlie Kaufman, played by Nicolas Cage) who, in adapting Susan Orlean's book The Orchid Thief, writes himself into the movie. The Orchid Thief tells the story of a Florida man who schemes to clone the "ghost orchid" and sell it to people all over the world who are struck with orchidelirium, the obsession with collecting rare orchids at any price. Adaptation: The Shooting Script includes the complete screenplay, a selection of 20 black-and-white movie stills, as well as an introduction by Charlie Kaufman.

Biografía del autor

Charlie Kaufman previously collaborated with director Spike Jonze on Being John Malkovich, which was nominated for the Academy Award(R) for Best Screenplay. Kaufman's other scripts include Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Human Nature, and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Newmarket Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1557045801
• ISBN 13: 9781557045805
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160