Synecdoche, New York (2008)

Synecdoche, New York
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Frequent sexual references, coarse language, nudity and themes

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  • 121 mins

Theatre director Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is mounting a new play. His life catering to suburban blue-hairs at the local regional theatre in Schenectady, New York is looking bleak. His wife Adele (Catherine Keener) has left him to pursue her painting in Berlin, taking their young daughter Olive (Sadie Goldstein) with her. His therapist, Madeleine Gravis (Hope Davis), is better at plugging her best-seller than she is at counselling him. A new relationship with the alluringly candid Hazel (Samantha Morton) has prematurely run aground. And a mysterious condition is systematically shutting down each of his autonomic functions, one by one.

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Reviewed by: Trent S.   |   15 October 2009

Kaufman fans won't be disappointed by his directorial debut. Everyone else can stay away, maybe...instead of bitching on here about "films that don't make sense".

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Reviewed by: Brendan C.   |   13 October 2009

A troubling movie.. Is it a masterpiece, a flawed masterpiece or not much at all? Certain to divide viewers: you will either think it is complete rubbish or fantastic. Not an easy movie to watch - you will need to concentrate to even begin to understand the various layers of this film.
What is it about? Life, and how we live it - or fail to live it. Much too hard to explain in a short review.
My thoughts? I enjoyed it, and would need another viewing (or three) to fully appreciated. Recommended for the serious viewer

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Reviewed by: Steve C   |   26 October 2009

A "flawed masterpiece" is inexactly that; it's either a masterpiece or it isn't. But can a masterpiece can have flaws if they add to the piece? Possibly.



Maybe that's the deal here.



I don't think Synecdoche is a masterpiece. Malkovich is a masterpiece. Like The Matrix, Fight Club, etc, it defines recent popular cinema. Which is not a bad thing.



Synecdoche won't do that. But I really enjoyed it. Especially the last 20-odd minutes. Maybe it was Jon Brion's excellent musical choices that set the mood for the countdown from "7:43" onwards. I don't know. But I liked Jacob's Ladder if that helps.



By "7:45" I was a fan. Not the first "7:45" (look it up). The last (look that up, too). Not an easy film, even for CK fans, I think, but one you should watch if BJM or Adaptation et all piqued your interest.

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