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LFF 2008: Synecdoche, New York

by Ambrose Heron on 17/10/2008

In the last decade Charlie Kaufman has become one of those rare screenwriters whose work has even overshadowed the directors he has worked with.  This is quite a feat given that he has collaborated with Spike Jonze (on Being John Malkovich and Adaptation) and Michel Gondry (Human Nature and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind).  [...]

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LFF 2008: Day 2

by Ambrose Heron on 16/10/2008

It was a bit of a muted day for me today as I am still trying to shake off a cold and had to catch up on some rest.  However, nothing was going to stop me from the press screening this morning of Charlie Kaufman‘s directorial debut Synecdoche, New York.  I’ve put up a more [...]

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Cannes 2008 Reactions: Synecdoche, New York

by Ambrose Heron on 23/05/2008

Charlie Kaufman is best known as the screenwriter of Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. His directorial debut is Synecdoche, New York and it screened today in competition at Cannes. It stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as a theatre director in Schenectady, New York who has to cope with his wife [...]

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