Philip Seymour Hoffman
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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 ...
- $4.5 million
- Charlie Kaufman
- $20 million
- Jon Brion
Nov 5, 2008 · The subject of "Synecdoche, New York" is nothing less than human life and how it works. Using a neurotic theater director from upstate New York, it encompasses every life and how it copes and fails. Think about it a little and, my god, it's about you.
Life is looking bleak for theater director Caden Cotard. His wife and daughter have left him, his therapist is not helping him with his problems, and a strange disease is causing his body to shut down. As part of his new play, Caden decides to create a life-size replica of NYC inside a warehouse. — yusufpiskin.
Synecdoche, New York | Rotten Tomatoes. R. 2008, Comedy/Drama, 2h 4m. 69% Tomatometer 195 Reviews. 71% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings. What to know. Critics Consensus. Charlie Kaufman's...
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Oct 24, 2008 · Synecdoche, New York - Metacritic. Summary 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 looking bleak. His wife Adele has left him to pursue her painting in Berlin, taking their young daughter Olive with her.
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.
