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Synecdoche, New York (2008)
★ 7.5 · 1,583 ratings on TMDB
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.
DirectorCharlie Kaufman
CastCatherine Keener, Dianne Wiest, Emily Watson, Hope Davis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michelle Williams
GenresDrama
The emergence reading
Synecdoche, New York keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing identity, memory, mortality, purpose, consciousness.
zero-distanceUSidentitymemorymortalitypurposeconsciousness
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Same subject, different rung
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