Ep. 169: Synecdoche, New York with Michael Joshua Rowin, plus Brakhage, Resnais, Duras

Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. I’ve been hosting a screening series recently called New Essentials at the Roxy Cinema in New York. This weekend I’m presenting Charlie Kaufman’s directorial debut feature, Synecdoche, New York (2008), the sprawling story of a playwright (Philip Seymour Hoffman) attempting to stage a truly world-sized drama while navigating his wrecked personal life. For the latest episode, I discuss Kaufman’s rich and strange and funny movie with critic Michael Joshua Rowin, who wrote about it for Reverse Shot. We also compare notes on the last things each of us has seen, including films by more adventurers in subjectivity: Stan Brakhage, Alain Resnais, and Marguerite Duras.

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Music: “Tomorrow’s Forecast” by The Minarets, courtesy of The Minarets

Photo by Steve Snodgrass

Ep. 169: Synecdoche, New York with Michael Joshua Rowin, plus Brakhage, Resnais, Duras

lyrics:

"What a loss to spend that much time with someone, only to find out that she’s a stranger." (Joel)

instrumental

"I still thought you were gonna save my life... even after that" (Joel)
"Ohhh... I know." (Clementine)
"It would be different, if we could just give it another go-round." (Joel)
"Remember me. Try your best; maybe we can." (Clementine)


sample: Phone Call - John Brion

eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (I am scared to admit that it still makes me cry)

All 22+ tracks recorded with the Mellotron M4000D.  Inspired by French New Wave cinema and children's films like The Red Balloon and Zazie dans le Metro.

Chihiro's Home For the Summer

Sounds like eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. 

Springtime Lapse

Marcelo Pico welcomes Mike Schindler (@Mumbles3K) onto the show to talk about Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia and the soundtrack/score by Aimee Mann and Jon Brion.

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