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Charles Stuart Kaufman (/ ˈ k ɔː f m ə n /; born November 19, 1958) is an American screenwriter, film director, and novelist. He wrote the films Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation (2002), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).
Charlie Kaufman. Writer: I'm Thinking of Ending Things. Avid reader Charlie Kaufman wrote plays and made short films as a young student. He moved from Massapequa, New York to West Hartford, Connecticut in 1972 where he attended high school.
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- Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is the best Kaufman production because of the collaborative filmmaking, and how the writer's ideas are interpreted by the cast and director.
- Synecdoche, New York (2008) Without any context, Synecdoche, New York is a tough watch due to the heavy thematic material about death. And when factoring in the tragic 2014 demise of lead actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, the film becomes even more challenging in retrospect.
- Being John Malkovich (1999) Much like late '90s movies such as Fight Club and The Usual Suspects, Being John Malkovich benefits from the surprise element.
- Adaptation (2002) Adaptation builds upon the neurotic, meta premise of Kaufman's feature debut script for Being John Malkovich. Both projects were directed by Spike Jonze, whose polished filmmaking boosts all the eccentricities of Kaufman's characters.
Jun 25, 2024 · Charlie Kaufman (born November 19, 1958, New York, New York, U.S.) is an American screenwriter and director known for his offbeat films and ambitious narrative style. Kaufman earned a B.F.A. from the Kanbar Institute of Film and Television at New York University in 1980.
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Charlie Kaufman. Writer: I'm Thinking of Ending Things. Avid reader Charlie Kaufman wrote plays and made short films as a young student. He moved from Massapequa, New York to West Hartford, Connecticut in 1972 where he attended high school.
- November 19, 1958
Jul 2, 2020 · The story was a profile of him: Charlie Kaufman, the 61-year-old Oscar-winning screenwriter, known for films so rich with surreality and self-referential lunacy that they feel as if...
Feb 7, 2024 · Writer (and director) Charlie Kaufman’s singular mind brought us masterpieces like ‘Being John Malkovitch,’ ‘Adaptation,’ and curiosities like Netflix’s new ‘Orion and the Dark.’
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