Adaptation Film Review
Posted on December 31st, 2010
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Excerpt: THE message at the heart of Adaptation is in the title. The film is an adaptation of sorts, of ‘The Orchid Thief’, an actual non-fiction book about flowers. But in the process of adapting, Charlie Kaufman, both main character and screenwriter, has to learn to adapt his own life. In that process, the film doesn’t so much adapt as mutate the book. Lots of adapting going width=”60″ height=”70″ border=”0″ align=”left” alt=”Charlie Kaufman”>Ask people to name a contemporary screenwriter and even some of the most ardent film buffs might be left scratching their heads. In a business where…
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Adam Film Review
Posted on December 31st, 2010
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Excerpt: If you liked Rainman, I Am Sam or What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, you will probably enjoy Adam, in which Hugh Dancy stars as the eponymous hero. Adam (Dancy) is a sweet, lonely young man who, since the death of his father (and only real connection with the outside world), has lived an increasingly withdrawn, highly structured life, until he meets his new neighbour Beth (Byrne). Beth quite likes the look of Adam’s awkward geekiness (he’s Hugh Dancy, so what’s not to like), but cannot figure him out; what she doesn’t realise is that Adam has Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of…
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