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15/05/2009

Francine Stock speaks to writer and director Charlie Kaufman about his new film Synecdoche, New York, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Charlie Kaufman on his vision for his new film, Synecdoche, New York, a mind-bending nightmarish mixture of dream and reality starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Samantha Morton. Counterculture film maker Kenneth Anger talks about his career and his association with other cultural provocateurs The Rolling Stones. And film historian Matthew Sweet reviews the clasic film The Seventh Veil, starring James Mason, as it is released on DVD.

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  • CHARLIE KAUFMAN

    Francine Stock talks to Charlie Kaufman about his directorial debut, Synecdoche, New York.

    Duration: 08:20

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  • Fri 15 May 2009 16:30
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  • Sun 17 May 2009 23:00
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