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"It will stay with you for days and you will want to see it again. And again." - EMPIRE MAGAZINE, 5 Stars As the writer of Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Charlie Kaufman's first outing as director is a singularly inventive affair. As rewarding as it is dazzlingly perplexing, it is the story of theatre director Caden Cotard (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) and his drive to produce his masterwork. Living in Schenectady, New York, Cotard's life is looking bleak. When he receives a 'genius grant' for his work he sees a way of addressing the despair he feels, and moves his theatre company to a warehouse in New York City to embark on an ambitious on-going project, based on constructing a representation of his life. The stellar cast includes Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Michelle Williams, Samantha Morton and Diane Wiest.
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"It will stay with you for days and you will want to see it again. And again." 5 Stars. --Empire Magazine
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliance,
This review is from: Synecdoche, New York [DVD] [2008] (DVD)
I'm not sure if I'd call it the "smash-hit comedy of the year", as the box this two-disc dvd set came in proudly proclaimed, but there are funny moments. And tender moments. And heart-wrenching moment. Synecdoche, New York is a brilliant movie, excellently paced (though slower than most films in the modern day; fitting, given the scope). It's an amazing journey, with unreliable narrators and narcissistic protagonists. It's everything we want life to be - and everything we wish it wasn't, often mixed to the point where they can't be kept apart.It's probably not for everyone - but if you like movies with layered meanings that can be watched again and again for a fresh experience and don't mind a film that's happy to share its story with you at its own pace... Then you'll have a blast.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Brilliant and thought provoking,
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This review is from: Synecdoche, New York [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
I knew this would be the type of film to divide opinion and that is clear from the other reviews here. I'm sure some people will be able to analyse the films narrative to the nth degree however even as someone who isn't a film geek the themes being explored here are clear. It's hard to watch without turning some of the analysis on yourself and for me that's what makes a brilliant film. Highly recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Being Caden Cotard,
By sft (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Synecdoche, New York [DVD] [2008] (DVD)
Kaufman's first movie as both writer and director is full of his trademark strangeness. It's also darkly funny -- sometimes hilariously so -- at times deeply moving, and occasionally quite depressing. After a fairly conventional start the movie gradually creeps into the bizarre as the main protagonist's life becomes entwined with his magnus opus: a monumentally-scaled play reflecting his own life. Caden Cotard battles against mysterious ill-health, desertion by his wife and daughter, his inability to form stable relationships, and the sprawling, leviathan that is his play. As his 1:1 recreation of his world becomes his world, and the decades pass without the play passing the rehearsal stage, Cotard is absorbed, and yet sidelined, by his own creation. Until death finally conjoins (or maybe separates) the man and his work. Kaufman seems to be trying to address many basic human themes. Sometimes he succeeds and sometimes he doesn't, but it's alway fascinating to watch him try. Philip Seymour Hoffman, as Cotard, is mesmerising, and is supported by an equally impressive cast. It certainly won't be to everyone's taste, but if you like thought-provoking, off-the-wall cinema this is a must-see.
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