Movie
Synecdoche, New York
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2008-10-24
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Likely Story, Projective Testing Service, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Russia
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Caden Cotard
- Samantha Morton as Hazel
- Michelle Williams as Claire Keen
- Catherine Keener as Adele Lack
- Emily Watson as Tammy
- Dianne Wiest as Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Maria
- Hope Davis as Madeleine Gravis
- Tom Noonan as Sammy Barnathan
- Sadie Goldstein as Olive (4 years old)
- Robin Weigert as Adult Olive
- Deirdre O'Connell as Ellen's Mother
Crew
- Charlie Kaufman - Director
- Charlie Kaufman - Writer
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