Adaptation - The Orchid Thief - BR

Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Nicolas Cage) is plagued by self-doubt. When he takes on the task of adapting the fact-based novel "The Orchid Thief," he feels completely overwhelmed and struggles to connect with the book's author, Susan Orlean (Meryl Streep). To make matters worse, his twin brother Donald (also Nicolas Cage) moves in with him. Eager to emulate his brother, Donald quickly churns out a script about a serial killer with multiple personalities. Meanwhile, Donald is also regularly dating, while Charlie can't even manage to secure a first date. However, one day Charlie has a fateful inspiration. He breaks the golden rule: he decides to incorporate his own dilemma as a framing device in the screenplay! This inadvertently sets off a chain reaction of events that intertwines the lives of everyone involved in a wildly confusing way.