Synecdoche, New York (2008)
- Synopsis:
- Life is looking pretty bleak for theater director Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman). His wife and daughter have left him, his therapist is more interested in plugging her new book than helping him with his problems, and a strange disease is causing his body to shut down. Caden leaves his home in Schenectady, New York, and heads to New York City, where he gathers a cast of actors and tells them to live their lives within the constructs of a mock-up of the city.
- Starring:
- Philip Hoffman, Samantha Morton
- Director:
- Charlie Kaufman
- Rated:
- R
Clerk's take
Our Clerk Jeff Says: Crazily, visually imaginative, Kaufman's bizarre film nonetheless lacks the romance and/or humor of his previous screenwriting efforts. Most viewers will find it trying and too long. May appeal to cultists.
Details
- Starring:
- Philip Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener, Emily Watson, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Leigh, Hope Davis, Tom Noonan, Sadie Goldstein, Robin Weigert
- Director:
- Charlie Kaufman
- Genres:
- Comedy, Character Drama, Dark Comedy, Drama, Dysfunctional Relationships, Indie Comedy, Indie Drama, Psychological Drama
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 124
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Year:
- 2008
- Keywords:
- actress, cleaning, director, fire, genius, play, theater, women
Movie DNA
Attributes ordered and rated by our clerks.
Cerebral
Complexity
Offbeat
Sex
Downbeat
Character Depth
Black Humor
Slow Pace
Romance
Fantasy
Disturbing
