Synecdoche, New York


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.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

This movie is really aging me!
This movie is really aging me!

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
ScreenplayCharlie Kaufman
MusicJon Brion
CinematographyFrederick Elmes
EditingRobert Frazen
Sound formatsDolby Digital, DTS
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2008
Produced byLikely Story, Projective Testing Service, Russia, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreComedy, drama
LanguageStrong
NuditySome
SexSome
ViolenceNone
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsOffbeat, somewhat surrealistic, comedy drama with compelx adult themes and bittersweet, at times bleak tone.
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Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Theresa Smith
10
Cape Times
Carina Chocano
15
The Citizen
Natalie Bosman
14
Sunday Times
Barry Ronge
13
24.com
Shaheema Barodien
10
Chicago Sunday Times
Roger Ebert quote iconThis is a film with the richness of great fiction.
20
eye Weekly
Jason Anderson
15
ReelViews
James Berardinelli quote iconThis is the kind of maddening, overstuffed, overambitious, self-indulgent motion picture that will divide critics and viewers (those few who see it).
10
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers quote iconSynecdoche, New York is exhilarating and exasperating in equal doses.
13
Metacritic.com
33 critics
13
Rottentomatoes critics
112 critics
13
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconCharlie Kaufman's ambitious directorial debut occasionally strains to connect, but ultimately provides fascinating insight into a writer's mind.
13

What the People say

Internet
1676 Netizens quote iconWe are all the STAR of our own play.
16

Average .. 67%

13

Trailer






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