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== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
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.
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A theatre director ([[Philip Seymour Hoffman]]) 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.
   
 
== Male Deaths ==
 
== Male Deaths ==
* [[Tom Noonan]] (''Sammy Barnathan'')
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* [[Jerry Adler]] [''Caden's Father'']
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* [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] [''Caden Cotard''] ('''Possibly''')
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* [[Tom Noonan]] [''Sammy Barnathan'']
   
 
== Female Deaths ==
 
== Female Deaths ==
* [[Samantha Morton]] (''Hazel)''
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* [[Lynn Cohen]] [''Caden's Mother'']
* [[Catherine Keener]] (''Adele Lack'')
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* [[Catherine Keener]] [''Adele Lack'']
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* [[Samantha Morton]] [''Hazel'']
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* [[Robin Weigert]] [''Olive Lack'']
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== Trivia ==
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# [[Roger Ebert]] named this film the best of the 2000s.
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# [[Charlie Kaufman|Charlie Kaufman's]] directorial debut.
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# The film was originally set to be directed by [[Spike Jonze]], who chose to direct [[Where the Wild Things Are (2009)]] instead.
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# For her role as Caden's adult daughter, [[Robin Weigert]] had to undergo 20 hours of tattoo artistry for her character.
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# [[Dianne Wiest]] appears after an hour and twenty minutes into the film. Even then, she gets only ten minutes of screen time, despite prominent billing.
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# [[Philip Seymour Hoffman|Philip Seymour Hoffman's]] character's last name is a reference to the Cotard delusion or Cotard's syndrome, also known as nihilistic or negation delusion, which is a rare neuropsychiatric disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that he or she is dead, does not exist, is putrefying or has lost his/her blood or internal organs.
 
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[[Category:2008 Films]]
 
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[[Category:Films directed by Charlie Kaufman]]
 
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[[Category:Cannes Film Festival Award Nominees]]
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[[Category:Independent Spirit Award Nominees]]
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Synecdoche, New York (2008)

Director: Charlie Kaufman

Summary

A theatre director (Philip Seymour Hoffman) 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.

Male Deaths

Female Deaths

Trivia 

  1. Roger Ebert named this film the best of the 2000s.
  2. Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut.
  3. The film was originally set to be directed by Spike Jonze, who chose to direct Where the Wild Things Are (2009) instead.
  4. For her role as Caden's adult daughter, Robin Weigert had to undergo 20 hours of tattoo artistry for her character.
  5. Dianne Wiest appears after an hour and twenty minutes into the film. Even then, she gets only ten minutes of screen time, despite prominent billing.
  6. Philip Seymour Hoffman's character's last name is a reference to the Cotard delusion or Cotard's syndrome, also known as nihilistic or negation delusion, which is a rare neuropsychiatric disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that he or she is dead, does not exist, is putrefying or has lost his/her blood or internal organs.