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Adaptation (2002)

Directed by Spike Jonze · Cinematography by Lance Acord

R115 min61 frames

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From the creator of Being John Malkovich, comes the story about the creator of Being John Malkovich.

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Adaptation (2002) movie still: fullbody — A long, carpeted hallway with metallic doors leads toward a conference room sign. Three people are sitting…Adaptation (2002) movie still: medium — A dark hotel room features a bed covered with a dark patterned floral quilt. A man is seated on the bed…Adaptation (2002) movie still: medium — Two identical men sit facing one another in a hotel room with striped wallpaper. A large dark wooden dresser…Adaptation (2002) movie still: wide — A minimalist dining room has hardwood floors and a single window looking into darkness. A lone man sits at a…Adaptation (2002) movie still: establishing — A vast shallow lake features patches of green marshland under a heavy grey sky. Distant mountains rise…Adaptation (2002) movie still: closeup — A man looks at his reflection in a window at night. The background outside is dark with indistinguishable…Adaptation (2002) movie still: closeup — A woman stands in a green, leafy garden with sunlight filtering through the trees. She looks towards the…Adaptation (2002) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains a desk cluttered with scientific apparatus and papers. An elderly man sits at the…Adaptation (2002) movie still: wide — A long apartment building hallway is dimly illuminated by overhead lights and a single window. A man in the…Adaptation (2002) movie still: medium — A man sits in the driver seat of a vehicle at night. The background shows blurred lights of a parking…Adaptation (2002) movie still: medium — A dark, modern workspace at night features a large CRT monitor and scattered papers. A woman sits in a…Adaptation (2002) movie still: wide — A dense, dark swamp is filled with low-hanging fog and tall, dense vegetation. Two men are huddled together…Adaptation (2002) movie still: wide — A hotel room features two beds separated by a wooden nightstand with a lamp. Both men lie on their backs…Adaptation (2002) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit indoor space with a plain wall and a headboard visible. A woman with long wavy hair sits and…Adaptation (2002) movie still: closeup — A woman lies on a surface covered in soft beige fabric or bedding. She holds a telephone receiver to her…Adaptation (2002) movie still: medium — A wooden wall covered in various business cards, flyers, and a birthday drawing. A man looks through a small…
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Adaptation — official trailer

What is Adaptation about?

Charlie Kaufman is a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt "The Orchid Thief," by Susan Orlean, Kaufman's life spins from pathetic to bizarre. The lives of Kaufman, Orlean's book, become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the others'.

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What does the cinematography of Adaptation look like?

Across 59 sampled frames, Adaptation builds its coverage from medium shots (39% of the sample), with close-ups (27%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Lance Acord keeps 49% of it in soft, low-key light. 56% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 59% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Adaptation?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Adaptation (2002) are #302e2b, #524f4c, #141212, #453732, #efefef, #8f8d8a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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