Réalisation:
Spike JonzeScénario:
Charlie KaufmanPhotographie:
Lance AcordMusique:
Carter BurwellActeurs·trices:
Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Tilda Swinton, Chris Cooper, Cara Seymour, Jim Beaver, Judy Greer, Litefoot, Doug Jones, Roger Willie, Gregory Itzin (plus)Résumés(1)
Le scénariste Charlie Kaufman est rongé par le doute. Engagé pour adapter à l'écran un livre tiré de la vie de John Laroche, chasseur et trafiquant d'orchidées dans les Everglades, il est totalement bloqué. Comme Susan Orlean, la brillante journaliste new-yorkaise qui a rédigé le roman, Charlie est incapable de vivre une véritable histoire d'amour. Donald, son frère jumeau, aggrave la situation: non seulement, il réussit sans peine comme scénariste, mais il remporte également un franc succès auprès des femmes, ce qui n'est pas le cas de Charlie. Un jour, ce dernier croit avoir trouvé une solution: il va utiliser ses problèmes personnels comme base d'un scénario sur Laroche et Susan Orlean. Mais alors que l'inspiration vient et que l'histoire prend forme, Charlie va déclencher une série d'évènements qui vont bouleverser la vie de tous les protagonistes. (texte officiel du distributeur)
(plus)Critiques (5)
A work of genius where Charlie Kaufman proves his a screenwriting god (and forces me to soon rewatch Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which for some reason I didn’t like too much the first time), and with Nicholas Cage delivering a great double performance. Perhaps, it could have had someone bolder behind the camera, though Spike Jonze doesn’t add or take anything from the amazing script. Adaptation is a great film that I unfairly avoided for a long time.
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A loopy movie from the pen of Kaufmann. And this time about himself. Alternative title: How to write a movie about a book adaptation while using all possible “Hollywood" clichés. I’m just interested in what kind of guy Charlie is in real life. The only thing lacking is “loopier" directing, because Jonze’s is just too ordinary and unimaginative. This style just isn’t suited to Kaufman’s things at all (Gondry is the one). I consider this to be the third best movie that he wrote the screenplay to. P.S. It’s well worth waiting for the credits to end.
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An interesting existential probe among a specific breed of emotional and life failures, but in essence it is a similar social experiment to the likes of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. In other words, a very bizarre film where you have nothing to like and only shrug in appreciation of the sophisticated script, the editing and the acting.
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Charlie Kaufmann wrote a script that you simply won't see anywhere else. This is such a special work that you will just stare at what you are watching. But maybe even more astonishing will be that it all makes sense, even though it is shifted into a completely new dimension. Reality and film intertwine in an incredible way, thanks to the great actors led by Nicolas Cage.
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