| Description |
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Superbit series [DVD] |
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Superbit.
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| System Details |
DVD, Region 1 ; Dolby digital surround, DTS surround. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, Cara Seymour, Brian Cox, Judy Greer, Maggie Gyllenhaal. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Lance Acord ; editor, Eric Zumbrunnen ; music, Carter Burwell ; costume designer, Casey Storm ; production designer, K.K. Barrett. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. |
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Based on the book "The orchid thief" by Susan Orlean. |
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Special features: theatrical trailer, director and cast filmographies. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Awards |
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Chris Cooper) in 2002. |
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Academy Award nominee (2002) for Best Actor (Cage), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Streep), and Best Writing for adapted screenplay (Kaufman and Kaufman). |
| Subject |
Screenwriters -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Motion pictures -- Plots, themes, etc. -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 2002.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Saxon, Edward.
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Landay, Vincent.
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Demme, Jonathan, 1944-2017
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Kaufman, Charlie, 1958-
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Jonze, Spike.
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Cage, Nicolas, 1965-
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Streep, Meryl.
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Cooper, Chris, 1951-
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Swinton, Tilda.
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Seymour, Cara.
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Cox, Brian, 1946-
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Greer, Judy, 1975-
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Gyllenhaal, Maggie, 1977-
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Acord, Lance.
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Zumbrunnen, Eric.
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Burwell, Carter.
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Storm, Casey.
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Barrett, K. K.
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Orlean, Susan.
Orchid thief.
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Columbia Pictures Corporation.
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Intermedia Films.
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Clinica Estetico, Ltd.
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0767879805 |
| Standard No. |
014381684322 |
| Music No. |
07601 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment |
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