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Synecdoche, New York
Cast
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michelle Williams View AllCrew
Charlie Kaufman (Screenplay), Charlie Kaufman (Director) View All
Release: Oct. 24th, 2008
Runtime: 2 hours, 4 minutes
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Synecdoche New York
Written and Directed by Charlie Kaufman (writer of Eternal Sunshine , Adaptation , Being John Malkovich). Looks most similar to my favorite of his Eternal Sunshine : and I love the idea of having this...
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Synecdoche, New York
I know people have posted their thoughts about the film in the movie tab thread, but I haven't seen a thread yet devoted entirely to the film...
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Synecdoche, New York (Discussion + Spoilers)
Synecdoche, New York
Lets discuss this film.
Was Ellen (Cleaning lady, Diane West) a real person, or is she someone Caden creates within the play.
Caden's daughter makes Caden say that he is ha...
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How does Scorsese portray New York in Taxi Driver, Gangs of New York and Mean Streets
Hi Guys i'm new to forums, but have started using them as they're a good source for information. I'm doing a college project on Scorsese and I would like some of your opinions on how Scorsese portrays...
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The movie starts off with Caden Cotard (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) who I suppose in some ways is to represent Kaufman himself - as he starts losing his health and is soon convinced he will be dieing soon.

In his first filmed screenplay, Being John Malkovich, directed by Spize Jonze, he depicted a life and a marriage in disarray, and Jonze filmed the beginning mostly seriously and grittily, even though a puppeteer was the main character.

But Synecdoche, New York, Charlie Kaufman's first movie that he's written AND directed, is beyond me.