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* ''[[Human Nature]]'' (the feature debut of director [[Michel Gondry]]) |
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* ''[[Adaptation]]'' (a meta-adaptation of ''The Orchid Thief'', framed as the story of Kaufman's struggle to script an unfilmable novel adaptation, and with his evil-hack-writer-twin.) |
* ''[[Adaptation]]'' (a meta-adaptation of ''The Orchid Thief'', framed as the story of Kaufman's struggle to script an unfilmable novel adaptation, and with his evil-hack-writer-twin.) |
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* ''Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'' (The directorial debut of [[George Clooney]].) |
* ''Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'' (The directorial debut of [[George Clooney]].) |
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* ''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]'' (Kaufman won the [[Academy Award]] for Best Original Screenplay for this.) |
* ''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]'' (Kaufman won the [[Academy Award]] for Best Original Screenplay for this.) |
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* ''[[Synecdoche New York]]'' (Kaufman's directorial debut, about a stage director who creates a [[Recursive Reality|life-sized model]] of [[Big Applesauce|New York City]] in his pursuit of verisimilitude on the stage.) Considered by [[Roger Ebert]] to be the best movie of the last decade. |
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Revision as of 21:43, 9 April 2014
American screenwriter known for his metatextual references, use of absurdism, and headache-inducing tendencies. Spike Jonze and Michel Gondry have each directed several of Kaufman's screenplays. Considered to be among the most brilliant contemporary screenplay-writers.
His works include:
- Being John Malkovich
- Human Nature (the feature debut of director Michel Gondry)
- Adaptation (a meta-adaptation of The Orchid Thief, framed as the story of Kaufman's struggle to script an unfilmable novel adaptation, and with his evil-hack-writer-twin.)
- Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (The directorial debut of George Clooney.)
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Kaufman won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for this.)
- Synecdoche New York (Kaufman's directorial debut, about a stage director who creates a life-sized model of New York City in his pursuit of verisimilitude on the stage.) Considered by Roger Ebert to be the best movie of the last decade.