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In particular I’m afraid any rewatch would just direct us more and more towards the notion that [SPOILER — HIGHLIGHT TO READ] Cotard is in the process of dying, likely from suicide committed either very early in the movie or perhaps slightly before it began, and Synecdoche is his dream.
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Some of these beliefs can be quite striking, such as believing you are dead or don't exist - known as Cotard's delusion, or believing that a close relative, usually a spouse, has been replaced by an identical looking impostor - known as the Capgras delusion.
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Some of these beliefs can be quite striking, such as believing you are dead or don't exist - known as Cotard's delusion, or believing that a close relative, usually a spouse, has been replaced by an identical looking impostor - known as the Capgras delusion.
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Explanation: This rare psychotic depression, also known as Cotard's syndrome, involves delusions of the existence of one's body, along with suicidal tendencies.
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Some might call Cotard’s actions insane and nonsensical indulgence, but to Cotard, it is the only way he knows how to work and exist.
Comparing the 1990s and the 2000s: What Our Movies Say About Us | /Film 2010
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Considering all the word play in this film-from the title that takes us back to vocabulary from our high school literature classes, to the main character's descriptive name "Cotard"
DVD Verdict 2009
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Cotard lays waste to his entire existence in the course of his creative endeavor.
Comparing the 1990s and the 2000s: What Our Movies Say About Us | /Film 2010
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The film is not about how other people see depressed Schenectady, N. Y-based theater director Caden Cotard (a brilliant Philip Seymour Hoffman), but rather it presents the perspective of the man himself — a vision warped by his own neuroses and his natural tendency to view everything as a play.
“Synecdoche, New York” tackles life’s complexity with complexity » Scene-Stealers 2008
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Are the neuroses of Caden Cotard shared by Charlie Kaufman?
“Synecdoche, New York” tackles life’s complexity with complexity » Scene-Stealers 2008
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Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is a theatre director who is losing his wife Adele (Catherine Keener) to the Berlin art scene while slowly obsessing over every insecurity around him.
Cannes Film Festival Report and Reviews - Part Trois « FirstShowing.net 2008
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