Your Dream Director For A Kaufman Script?
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jsdunn — 16 years ago(April 11, 2009 12:53 AM)
Wes Anderson because an incredibly ambivalent movie would result. Wes Anderson's stuff is very nostalgic and has a lot of empathy for the characters, whereas Kaufman's stuff is the complete opposite.
But yeah, most of the ones I'd like to see have been named already- Woody Allen, Richard Linklater, David Lynch, Paul Thomas Anderson, Coen Brothers, David Fincher, Terry Gilliam, Jim Jarmusch etc.
I'll throw in a few more:
Cronenberg- there's a lot of elements of body horror in Kaufman's scripts
Jean-Pierre Jeunet- sort of in the same league as Wes Anderson, but a bit more out there and morbid, probably more fitting in with Kaufman's style.
And some dead guys:
Jean-Luc Godard
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My_Dragon — 16 years ago(June 20, 2009 01:05 PM)
Kubrick, would definitely have fun with one of his scripts. As for a living director I agree with those that mentioned Lynch.
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Senator_Corleone — 16 years ago(April 20, 2009 01:15 AM)
This thread is pointless. I don't think anyone other than Charlie Kaufman will be directing Charlie Kaufman screenplays from here on out.
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GuruAskew — 16 years ago(April 21, 2009 08:41 AM)
Given the mixed reception of "Synechdoche, NY" I don't think Kaufman is in a position to take on all of his own future scripts. I see studios giving him a crack at smaller projects but insisting on proven directors for more ambitious projects. The simple fact of the matter is that "Synechdoche" was far from a critical and commercial slam dunk.
I do think he'll at least have the clout to get like-minded directors along the lines of Jonze and Gondry though.
I think he's pretty much in the middle now, where he has enough control to avoid another Clooney/"Confessions" situation but will still have to concede to approved directors in some cases. I fail to see how that's a bad thing considering how great most of these collaborations have been. -
Senator_Corleone — 16 years ago(April 22, 2009 12:16 PM)
A lot of truly important art receives mixed reviews on its first release. It doesn't matter. The fact is Synecdoche is one of the great films of our time and Kaufman obviously has no interest in someone else directing his screenplays from now on. That part of his career is over.
"The simple fact of the matter is that "Synechdoche" was far from a critical and commercial slam dunk."
In five years, when it's rightfully put on a pedestal as one of the great achievements of modern cinema, statements like this will look more bizarre than the film itself.
Dream director for a Kaufman script: Charlie Kaufman always. With him at the director's chair he produced a better movie than any of his previous scripts.
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Senator_Corleone — 16 years ago(June 30, 2009 03:42 PM)
jharkey calling me pompous. Oh the irony.
Synecdoche, New York divided audiences and critics alike. Like all great art it inspired many different responses. It's challenging and rewarding if you put the time into it. The fact that the responses covered such a wide range means it affected everyone who saw it deeply. Even you, jharkey, have been extremely affected by the film; you comment about it constantly.
In five years it will be seen as a classic. Because it is one of the most important films of the decade. You'll probably say you love it by that time, too.
Anton Chigurh is dead and Spider-Man 3 is superior in every way to Funny Games.