Four Screenplays

Collected for the first time in a single volume, the complete scripts of four of acclaimed screenwriter Charlie Kaufman's most popular films. Roger Ebert has unabashedly declared that "Charlie Kaufman is one of the few truly important writers to make screenplays his medium." Here is an extraordinary omnibus covering four of Kaufman's revered scripts. Being John Malkovich The Oscar-nominated break-out classic from 1999 hailed as "a terrific original screenplayhellip;intriguingly prophetic, irresistible, nimble, and very funny" (Janet Maslin,The New York Times). Adaptation Based onThe Orchid Thiefby Susan Orlean,Adaptationreceived the PEN Center USA 2003 Literary Award for screenwriting and four Oscar nominations, including Best Adapted Screenplay. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the PEN Center USA 2005 Literary Award for screenwriting,Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindis a love story about mind erasure that is "unforgettable" (Wall Street Journal). Synecdoche The directorial debut of Kaufman in 2008 won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, and was called "the best film of the decade," by Roger Ebert,Chicago Sun-Times.