Synecdoche New York
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UPC: 4-260157-712669 (Blu-ray)
Region Coding: Region B
Production Year: 2008
Rating: FSK-12 (Freigegeben ab 12 Jahren)
Running Time: 123 min.
DVD Release: 11/26/2009
Case Type: HD Slim
Video Formats: Widescreen 2.35:1
Disc Formats: Single Sided, Dual Layered
SRP: €0.00
Der Theaterregisseur Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman) lebt in der Kleinstadt Schenectady im Bundesstaat New York. Als er eines Tages ein seltsames Augenleiden feststellt, ist dies der Auftakt zu einer Serie von mysteriösen Nervenkrankheiten, die seine Körperfunktionen ausser Kraft zu setzen scheinen. Dann verlässt ihn auch noch Ehefrau Adele (Catherine Keener) mitsamt der gemeinsamen Tochter Olive in Richtung Berlin, wo sie eine hippe Künstlerexistenz beginnt. Seine neue Beziehung mit der sexy Kassiererin Hazel (Samantha Morton) ist zu Ende, ehe sie richtig begonnen hat.

Cadens Leben ist offenbar völlig aus den Fugen. Irgendetwas muss geschehen! Also mietet er sich für das neue Stück seiner Theatergruppe ein riesiges leerstehendes ehemaliges Kaufhaus mitten in New York. Nach und nach bastelt er darin eine Nachbildung der realen Welt mit Schauspielern, die darin ein fiktionales Leben leben. Er engagiert weitere Schaupieler, die ihn selbst und sein gesamtes Umfeld verkörpern sollen. Die Jahre ziehen ins Land, die Stadt in der Stadt wächst und wächst und mittendrin verliert sich Caden in einem Dschungel aus Realität und Fiktion...

Genres
Drama



Studios
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Likely Story
Projective Testing Service
Media Companies: Hamburger Medien Haus
Features
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Bonus Trailers
Featurettes
Interviews
Gallery
Production Notes
Subtitles
German
Audio Tracks
German DTS HD High Resolution 5.1
English DTS HD High Resolution 5.1
Cast
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Caden Cotard
Catherine Keener as Adele Lack
Sadie Goldstein as Olive (4 years old)
Tom Noonan as Sammy Barnathan
Peter Friedman as Emergency Room Doctor
Charles Techman as Like Clockwork Patient
Josh Pais as Opthamologist
Daniel London as Tom
Robert Seay as David
Michelle Williams as Claire Keen
Stephen Adly Guirgis as Davis
Samantha Morton as Hazel
Hope Davis as Madeleine Gravis
Frank Girardeau as Plumber
Jennifer Jason Leigh as Maria
Amy Wright as Burning House Realtor
Paul Sparks as Derek
Jerry Adler as Caden's Father
Lynn Cohen as Caden's Mother
Deirdre O'Connell as Ellen's Mother
Kat Peters as Ellen (10 years old)
John Rothman as Dentist
Amanda Fulks as Emergency Room Nurse
Frank Wood as Evaluative Services Doctor
Deanna Storey as Jazz Singer
Elizabeth Marvel as Warehouse Realtor
Laura Odeh as Toystore Clerk
Mark Lotito as Minister
Daisy Tahan as Ariel
Erica Berg as German Woman
Raymond Angelic, Sr. as German Doctor
Cliff Carpenter as Old Man
Timothy Doyle as Michael
Amy Spanger as Soap Actress Nurse
Nick Wyman as Soap Actor Doctor
Portia as Therapy Patient Actress
Dan Ziskie as Leg Tremor Doctor
Chris McGinn as Lady at Caden's Mom's
Robin Weigert as Adult Olive
Gerald Emerick as Man in Line
Alvin Epstein as Man with Nose Bleed
Rosemary Murphy as Frances
Emily Watson as Tammy
Tim Guinee as Needleman Actor
Kristen Bush as Actress Playing Claire
Greg McFadden as Actor Playing Needleman Actor
Barbara Haas as Warehouse Actress
William Ryall as Jimmy
Dianne Wiest as Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems
Joe Lisi as Maurice
Alice Drummond as Actress Playing Frances
Michael Higgins as Actor Playing Man with Nose Bleed
Stanley Krajewski as Actor as Caden
Tom Greer as Medic
Christopher Evan Welch as Pastor
Michael Medeiros as Eric
Crew
Direction:
Charlie Kaufman: Director
Writing:
Charlie Kaufman: Writer
Production:
William Horberg: Executive Producer
Bruce Toll: Executive Producer
Ray Angelic: Executive Producer
Anthony Bregman: Producer
Charlie Kaufman: Producer
Spike Jonze: Producer
Sidney Kimmel: Producer
Cinematography:
Fred Elmes: Director of Photography
Film Editing:
Robert Frazen: Film Editor
Music:
Jon Brion: Composer
"Synecdoche Song"
Charlie Kaufman: Song Writer
Jon Brion: Song Writer

"Gravity"
Charlie Kaufman: Song Writer
Deanna Storey: Song Writer

"I'm Just A Little Person"
Charlie Kaufman: Song Writer
Jon Brion: Song Writer

"Song For Caden"
Charlie Kaufman: Song Writer
Jon Brion: Song Writer
Sound:
Drew Kunin: Production Sound Mixer
Philip Stockton: Supervising Sound Editor
Eugene Gearty: Supervising Sound Editor
Eugene Gearty: Sound Designer
Reilly Steele: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Eugene Gearty: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art:
Mark Russell: Visual Effects
Melissa Toth: Costume Designer
Mark Friedberg: Production Designer
Adam Stockhausen: Art Director
Arlynn Abseck: Costume Designer
Amy Pickering: Costume Designer
Naomi Donne: Make-up Artist
Mike Marino: Make-up Effects
Judy Chin: Make-up Artist
Drew Jiritano: Visual Effects
Special Visual Effects by Brainstorm Digital
Eric J. Robertson: Visual Effects

Special Visual Effects by Edgeworx
John Bair: Visual Effects

Special Visual Effects by Circle-S Studios
Scott Frankel: Visual Effects

Special Visual Effects by Anibrain, India
Jesh Krishna Murthy: Visual Effects