Movie
Synecdoche, New York
2008R2h 4m7.5 / 10
The end is built into the beginning.
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
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Synopsis
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
Cast, crew and production details
About Synecdoche, New York
Cast
Philip Seymour HoffmanCaden Cotard
Samantha MortonHazel
Michelle WilliamsClaire Keen
Catherine KeenerAdele Lack
Emily WatsonTammy
Dianne WiestEllen Bascomb / Millicent Weems
Jennifer Jason LeighMaria
Hope DavisMadeleine GravisCredits
- Directed by
- Charlie Kaufman
- Written by
- Charlie Kaufman
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $20M
- Box office
- $4.4M
Production
Likely StoryUnited States- Projective Testing ServiceUnited States
Sidney Kimmel EntertainmentUnited States- RussiaUnited States
Themes
ambivalentanxiousaudaciousdepressiondivorceexistentialismmagic realismman woman relationshipmeaningless existencenew york citynihilismphilosophyromancesurreal
