| Edition |
[Blu-ray version]. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray disc, regions A, B and C, widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround, 1080p High Definition ; (Special features: Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., standard & High Definition). |
| Note |
This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players. |
| Cast |
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener, Emily Watson, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hope Davis, Tom Noonan. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Frederick Elmes ; editor, Robert Frazen ; music, Jon Brion ; visual effects supervisor, Mark Russell. |
| Note |
Orginally released as a motion picture in 2008. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for language and some sexual content/nudity. |
| Summary |
Theater director Caden Cotard is mounting a new play. Determined to create a piece of brutal realism and honesty, he gathers an ensemble cast into a warehouse in Manhattan's theater district. He instructs each to live out their constructed lives in a small mockup of the city outside. As the city inside the warehouse grows, Caden's own life veers wildly off track. His daughter, Olive, is growing up under questionable guidance. He's helplessly driving his marriage to actress Claire into the ground. His daughter, Ariel, is mentally handicapped. He steadily blurs the line between the world of the play and that of his own deteriorating reality. As he pushes the limits of his relationships, both personally and professionally, a change in creative direction arrives in Millicent Weems, a celebrated theater actress who may offer Caden the break he needs. |
| Note |
Special features: BD-Live enabled: In and around Synecdoche, New York; "The story of Caden Cotard:" in conversation with Philip Seymour Hoffman; "Infectious diseases in cattle:" blogger's roundtable; screen animations; NFTS/Script Factory masterclass with Charlie Kaufman. |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Theatrical producers and directors -- United States -- Drama.
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Warehouses -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Actresses -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Fathers and daughters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Comedy films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Bregman, Anthony.
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Kaufman, Charlie, 1958-
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Jonze, Spike.
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Kimmel, Sidney.
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Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014.
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Morton, Samantha.
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Williams, Michelle, 1980-
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Keener, Catherine.
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Watson, Emily, 1967-
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Wiest, Dianne.
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Leigh, Jennifer Jason, 1962-
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Davis, Hope, 1967-
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Noonan, Tom.
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Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
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Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (Firm)
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
143596103X |
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9781435961036 |
| Standard No. |
043396301634 |
| Music No. |
30163 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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