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Synecdoche, New York (/ s ɪ ˈ n ɛ k d ə k i / sin-EK-də-kee) is a 2008 American postmodern psychological drama film written and directed by Charlie Kaufman in his directorial debut. It stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as an ailing theater director who works on an increasingly elaborate stage production and whose extreme commitment to realism begins to blur the boundaries between fiction and reality.The film's title is a play on Schenectady, New York, where much of the film is set, and the ...
Synecdoche, New York. Jump to. Edit. Summaries. A theatre director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he creates a life-size replica of New York City inside a warehouse as part of his new play. Theater director Caden Cotard is mounting a new play. Fresh off of a successful production of Death of a aa/2Salesman, he has traded in the suburban blue-hairs and regional theater of Schenectady for the cultured audiences and bright footlights of Broadway.
Nov 5, 2008 · "Synecdoche, New York" follows a life that ages from about 40 to 80 on that scale. Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is a theater director, with all of the hangups and self-pity, all the grandiosity and sniffles, all the arrogance and fear, typical of his job. In other words, he could be me. He could be you. The job, the name, the race, the gender, the environment, all change. The human remains pretty much the same. Here is how it happens. We find something we want to do, if we are lucky ...
Rated: 3/5 May 17, 2009 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Synecdoche, New York aches with sentiments on a life (and indeed all life) not fully lived and overly focused on analysis and ...
Sep 18, 2008 · Theater director Caden Cotard is mounting a new play. His life catering to suburban blue-hairs at the local regional theater in Schenectady, New York is look...
Oct 24, 2008 · Synecdoche, New York is sonder as meta-cinematic expression. Life for everyone in their individualistic existence is simply their own syncretic vision of fleeting hope hurling towards inevitable death, and that’s perfectly ok, it’s just how things are. We all live in our own fiction unbeknownst to other’s fictions, so what truly matters is the genuine emotion we in... read the rest. Read All Reviews. Media. Most Popular; Videos 1; Backdrops 9;
He gathers an ensemble cast into a warehouse in New York City, hoping to create a work of brutal honesty. He directs them in a celebration of the mundane, instructing each to live out their constructed lives in a growing mockup of the city outside.
Oct 24, 2008 · “Synecdoche, New York” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian) for grown-up words and female nudity. SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK. Opens on Friday in New York and Los Angeles.
Oct 24, 2008 · Synecdoche New York was booed when it was first screened at cannes. Having now seen it, I know why. First off let us say in defence of Synecdoche New York, that it is quite nicely lit and the art direction creates a visual atmosphere that is both elegant and soothing. Now all that's missing is a meaningful script, a decent director and a reason why. Synecdoche New York is the sort of self-important twaddle that makes audiences snore and critics grovel.
Synecdoche, New York Drama 2008 1 hr 58 min In the feature directorial debut of notoriously quirky screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Adaptation), a wild-eyed theater director (Hoffman) attempts to build a life-sized replica of New York City in preparation for an ambitious play. Catherine Keener, Michelle Williams and Emily Watson co-star in a tale of one man's quest to stage the ultimate love letter to the Big Apple.
