Charlie Kaufman
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| - | '''Charles Stuart Kaufman''' (born [[November 1]], [[1958]]) is an American [[playwright]], [[film producer]], [[theater director|theater]] and [[film director]], noted for such [[metafictional]] films as ''[[Being John Malkovich]]''. | ||
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| - | Kaufman's works are cited as being surrealist and focused on an introverted, somewhat shy male protagonist and a more dominant female figure. This is true of ''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]'' (Joel/Clementine), ''[[Adaptation.]]'' (Charlie/Susan), and ''[[Being John Malkovich]]'' (Craig/Maxine). He sometimes includes fictionalized "facts" about his life in his work, notably ''Adaptation'' and ''Hope Leaves the Theater''. [[Ape]]s recur in Kaufman's work: in ''Being John Malkovich'' Lotte has a pet chimp named Elijah, in ''Human Nature'' Puff was raised as an ape, and in ''Adaptation'' the original [[deus ex machina]] was a swamp ape. | ||
| - | == Credits == | ||
| - | ===Films=== | ||
| - | *''[[Being John Malkovich]]'' (1999; writer) | ||
| - | *''[[Human Nature (film)|Human Nature]]'' (2001; writer) | ||
| - | *''[[Adaptation.]]'' (2002; writer) | ||
| - | *''[[Confessions of a Dangerous Mind]]'' (2002; writer) | ||
| - | *''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]'' (2004; writer) | ||
| - | *''[[Synecdoche, New York]]'' (2008; writer, director) | ||
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| - | ===Television=== | ||
| - | *''[[Get a Life (TV series)|Get a Life]]'' (1991-92) | ||
| - | *''[[The Dana Carvey Show]]'' (1993) | ||
| - | *''[[The Trouble With Larry]]'' (1993) | ||
| - | *''[[The Edge (TV series)|The Edge]]'' (93-94) | ||
| - | *''[[Ned and Stacy]]'' (96-97) | ||
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| - | === Plays === | ||
| - | *''Hope Leaves the Theater'' (2005; playwright, director) | ||
| + | '''Charles Stuart Kaufman''' (born November 19, 1958) is an American screenwriter, producer, director, and novelist. He wrote the films ''[[Being John Malkovich]]'' (1999), ''[[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation]]'' (2002), and ''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]'' (2004). He made his directorial debut with ''[[Synecdoche, New York]]'' (2008), which film critic [[Roger Ebert]] called "the best movie of the decade" in 2009. Further directorial work includes the [[stop motion]] [[animated]] film ''[[Anomalisa]]'' (2015) and ''[[I'm Thinking of Ending Things]]'' (2020). In 2020, Kaufman made his literary debut with the release of his first novel, ''[[Antkind]]''. | ||
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Charles Stuart Kaufman (born November 19, 1958) is an American screenwriter, producer, director, and novelist. He wrote the films Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation (2002), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). He made his directorial debut with Synecdoche, New York (2008), which film critic Roger Ebert called "the best movie of the decade" in 2009. Further directorial work includes the stop motion animated film Anomalisa (2015) and I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020). In 2020, Kaufman made his literary debut with the release of his first novel, Antkind.
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