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Synecdoche, New York

Writer Charile Kaufman's (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Adaptation and Being John Malkovich) directorial debut Synecdoche (Sih-NECK-doh-kee) has had a mixed response, from confusion to high praise. The plotline is rather complex, as it involves a theatre director with medical and relationship problems, directing a play in a huge mockup of New York City. The play itself borrows elements from his own life, and soon there are multiple love connections between real people, other real people and the faux versions in the play. The film demands commitment from the viewer and most likely more than one viewing.

123 minutes, No persons under 16 (Language, Sex, Nudity)
Comedy, Drama.

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Credits
Cast	Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Sadie Goldstein, Tom Noonan, Peter Friedman, Charles Techman, Josh Pais, Daniel London, Robert Seay, Michell Williams, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Samantha Morton
Director	Charlie Kaufman
Screenplay	Charlie Kaufman
Music	Jon Brion
Cinematography	Frederick Elmes
Editing	Robert Frazen
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, DTS
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2008
Produced by	Likely Story, Projective Testing Service, Russia, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
SA Distributor	Nu Metro

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Comedy, drama
Language	Strong
Nudity	Some
Sex	Some
Violence	None
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	Offbeat, somewhat surrealistic, comedy drama with compelx adult themes and bittersweet, at times bleak tone.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
South African Media
Cape Argus/The StarTheresa Smith	10
Cape TimesCarina Chocano	15
The CitizenNatalie Bosman	14
Sunday TimesBarry Ronge	13
24.comShaheema Barodien	10
International Media
Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert	20
eye Weekly (Canada)Jason Anderson	15
ReelViews (USA)James Berardinelli	10
Rolling Stone (US)Peter Travers	13
Metacritic.com33 critics	13
RottenTomatoes.com112 critics	13
RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer	13
Internet (IMDB)1676 Netizens	16

Average .. 67%	13

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Synecdoche

Did she dump you?
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So she broke your heart.

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You're not a quitter, are you?

There is a way to transform her resistance into total submission...