In this New York Times audio slide show, Charlie Kaufman, the writer and director of Synecdoche, New York, talks about the film's production design.
"I like to leave things open for interpretation because it allows people to have their own experience. Really, concrete meaning is dishonest: the world isn‘t a story, the world is interpreted by us, and if you put things [in a movie] that have an emotion, they resonate and people can experience them."
~Charlie Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman - best known for his screenwriting in such films as Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - is making his directorial debut this weekend, with Synecdoche, New York hitting the big screen. (I already don't like the title, but I'll try to reserve judgement.) The film premiered at 61st Cannes Film Festival.
The film studies the life of a struggling playwright from his crumbling marriage to his unfinished work. Filmmaker magazine's James Ponsoldt discusses the film with Kaufman in their upcoming fall issue. (And the article is available online.)
Interesting read. It's the first time I've ever seen an interview about an upcoming film open up asking for an opinion of Kafka's porn collection. My favorite Kaufman quote from the interview: "...earlier on, I tried to create things in real relationships that I saw in movies, and I was completely heartbroken that I couldn't."
Et tu, Charlie?
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