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Schizopolis (also known as Steven Soderbergh's Schizopolis) is a 1996 surrealist experimental comedy film with a non-linear narrative written and directed by Steven Soderbergh. [2] [3] [4] Plot. Although the film does not have a linear plot, a structure exists, telling the same story from three different perspectives.
- $10,580
- John Hardy, John Re
- $250,000
- Cliff Martinez, Steven Soderbergh
Feb 11, 2014 · By Daniel Barnes. Although nearly forgotten in the Soderbergh oeuvre, the playfully piercing absurdist comedy Schizopolis is his most personal and original work. Intensely aware of and yet utterly freed from cinematic conventions of storytelling and style, Schizopolis is like the product of Luis Bunuel and Richard Lester collaborating on a Tex ...
Jun 16, 2020 · The introduction and conclusion of Korchek’s subplot is the highlight of the film, as it conveys that a man in a more well-respected career field and with a greater sense of control over his life can quickly lose it all after a moment of poor judgment.
Schizopolis. Fletcher Munson has a doppelgänger in dentist Dr. Jeffrey Korchek. In his only starring performance to date, acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh inhabits both roles: Munson, onanistic corporate drone and speechwriter for New Age guru T. Azimuth Schwitters, and the swinging Korchek, Muzak enthusiast and lover to Munson’s ...
- Fletcher Munson/Dr. Jeffrey Korchek
Apr 9, 1997 · Synopsis by Anthony Reed. After years of making movies in the fringes of the Hollywood system after his debut success sex, lies, and videotape, director Steven Soderbergh made Schizopolis as, in his own words, an artistic "wake-up call to himself."
Schizopolis is a riotous Möbius strip of deranged word games, goofy doppelgängers, esoteric quips, metaphysical raillery, and tongue-in-cheek jabs at professional malaise.
Apr 9, 1997 · Summary Placing the onus squarely on the viewer ("If you don't understand this film, it's your fault and not ours"), writer/director/editor/cameraman Soderbergh presents a deranged comedy of confused identity, doublespeak, and white-knuckled corporate intrigue, confirming his status as one of America's most daring and unpredictable filmmakers. ...
