Synecdoche, New York | Hitchens Virtual Theatre

Oscar-winning writer* Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut, SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK, "one of the best films of the year" (Manohla Dargis, The New York Times), follows the life of regional theater director Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman) as he struggles with romantic relationships (Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams and Catherine Keener), as well as the problems of aging, and a mysteriously degenerative medical condition. He develops all this into a monumental theater piece. Building a full-scale replica of New York City inside an impossibly large warehouse and populating it with thousands of actors, Cotard spends the remainder of his life creating a piece so personal and epic in scope, that the line between reality and art collide, and the universe that he has created swallows up everything within it.

*2005 Original Screenplay Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Production Year:

2008

Released:

Tue, 03/10/2009

Run Time Minutes:

124

Rating:

Genres:

Comedy

Genres:

Drama

Trailer:

Yes

Format Aspect Ratio:

2.35-Super Wide Screen

Resolution:

480x720 LowRez

More Information:

HD-2

Audio Language:

English

Audio Format:

Dolby Digital

Audio Channels:

5.1

Actors:

Philip Seymour Hoffman - Caden Cotard

Actors:

Catherine Keener - Adele Lack

Actors:

Sadie Goldstein - Olive (4 years old)

Actors:

Tom Noonan - Sammy Barnathan

Actors:

Peter Friedman - Emergency Room Doctor

Actors:

Charles Techman - Like Clockwork Patient

Actors:

Josh Pais - Opthamologist

Actors:

Daniel London - Tom

Actors:

Robert Seay - David

Actors:

Michelle Williams - Claire Keen

Actors:

Stephen Adly Guirgis - Davis

Actors:

Samantha Morton - Hazel

Actors:

Hope Davis - Madeleine Gravis

Actors:

Frank Girardeau - Plumber

Actors:

Jennifer Jason Leigh - Maria

Actors:

Amy Wright - Burning House Realtor

Actors:

Paul Sparks - Derek

Actors:

Jerry Adler - Caden's Father

Actors:

Lynn Cohen - Caden's Mother

Actors:

Deirdre O'Connell - Ellen's Mother

Actors:

Kat Peters - Ellen (10 years old)

Actors:

John Rothman - Dentist

Actors:

Amanda Fulks - Emergency Room Nurse

Actors:

Frank Wood - Evaluative Services Doctor

Actors:

Deanna Storey - Jazz Singer

Actors:

Elizabeth Marvel - Warehouse Realtor

Actors:

Laura Odeh - Toystore Clerk

Actors:

Mark Lotito - Minister

Actors:

Daisy Tahan - Ariel

Actors:

Erica Berg - German Woman

Actors:

Raymond Angelic, Sr. - German Doctor

Actors:

Cliff Carpenter - Old Man

Actors:

Timothy Doyle - Michael

Actors:

Amy Spanger - Soap Actress Nurse

Actors:

Nick Wyman - Soap Actor Doctor

Actors:

Portia - Therapy Patient Actress

Actors:

Dan Ziskie - Leg Tremor Doctor

Actors:

Chris McGinn - Lady at Caden's Mom's

Actors:

Robin Weigert - Adult Olive

Actors:

Gerald Emerick - Man in Line

Actors:

Alvin Epstein - Man with Nose Bleed

Actors:

Rosemary Murphy - Frances

Actors:

Emily Watson - Tammy

Actors:

Tim Guinee - Needleman Actor

Actors:

Kristen Bush - Actress Playing Claire

Actors:

Greg McFadden - Actor Playing Needleman Actor

Actors:

Barbara Haas - Warehouse Actress

Actors:

William Ryall - Jimmy

Actors:

Dianne Wiest - Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems

Actors:

Joe Lisi - Maurice

Actors:

Alice Drummond - Actress Playing Frances

Actors:

Michael Higgins - Actor Playing Man with Nose Bleed

Actors:

Stanley Krajewski - Actor as Caden

Actors:

Tom Greer - Medic

Actors:

Christopher Evan Welch - Pastor

Actors:

Michael Medeiros - Eric