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== Summary == |
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− | 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. |
+ | 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 == |
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+ | * [[Jerry Adler]] [''Caden's Father''] |
+ | * [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] [''Caden Cotard''] ('''Possibly''') |
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+ | * [[Tom Noonan]] [''Sammy Barnathan''] |
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== Female Deaths == |
== Female Deaths == |
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+ | * [[Lynn Cohen]] [''Caden's Mother''] |
− | * [[Catherine Keener]] |
+ | * [[Catherine Keener]] [''Adele Lack''] |
+ | * [[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:Films by Sidney Kimmel Entertainment]] |
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+ | [[Category:Indie Films]] |
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+ | [[Category:Cannes Film Festival Award Nominees]] |
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+ | [[Category:Independent Spirit Award Nominees]] |
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+ | [[Category:Independent Spirit Award Winners]] |
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+ | [[Category:Gotham Awards Nominees]] |
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+ | [[Category:Online Film Critics Society Award Nominees]] |
Revision as of 20:55, 3 January 2019
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
- Jerry Adler [Caden's Father]
- Philip Seymour Hoffman [Caden Cotard] (Possibly)
- Tom Noonan [Sammy Barnathan]
Female Deaths
- Lynn Cohen [Caden's Mother]
- Catherine Keener [Adele Lack]
- Samantha Morton [Hazel]
- Robin Weigert [Olive Lack]
Trivia
- Roger Ebert named this film the best of the 2000s.
- Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut.
- The film was originally set to be directed by Spike Jonze, who chose to direct Where the Wild Things Are (2009) instead.
- For her role as Caden's adult daughter, Robin Weigert had to undergo 20 hours of tattoo artistry for her character.
- 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.
- 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.