A theatre director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he creates a life-size replica of New York City inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
Director:
Charlie Kaufman
Stars:
Philip Seymour Hoffman,
Samantha Morton,
Michelle Williams
A psychologically troubled novelty supplier is nudged towards a romance with an English woman, all the while being extorted by a phone-sex line run by a crooked mattress salesman, and purchasing stunning amounts of pudding.
Director:
Paul Thomas Anderson
Stars:
Adam Sandler,
Emily Watson,
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Michael Stone, an author that specializes in customer service, is a man who is unable to interact deeply with other people. His low sensitivity to excitement, and his lack of interest made him a man with a repetitive life on his own perspective. But, when he went on a business trip, he met a stranger - an extraordinary stranger, which slowly became a cure for his negative view on life that possibly will change his mundane life.Written by
Gusde
Michael stays at the Fregoli hotel. The Fregoli delusion, or the delusion of doubles, is a rare disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that different people are in fact a single person who changes appearance or is in disguise. The syndrome may be related to a brain lesion and is often of a paranoid nature, with the delusional person believing themselves persecuted by the person they believe is in disguise. The condition is named after the Italian actor Leopoldo Fregoli, who was renowned for his ability to make quick changes of appearance during his stage act. See more »
Goofs
A full moon cannot be followed through the dawn sky by the sun, since when seen 'near' together it would be a new moon (only visible as a black disc during an eclipse). A full moon is always opposite in the sky from the sun which illuminates it. See more »
Quotes
[From Trailer]
Michael Stone:
Remember there is someone out there for everyone.
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A man crippled by the mundanity of his life (voiced by David Thewlis) experiences something out of the ordinary.
Through most of 2015, "Inside Out" was seen as the clear winner of the Best Animated Feature Oscar. Then, almost out of nowhere, this film started popping up as the possible usurper. After all, it comes from Charlie Kaufman, one of the great Hollywood screenwriters. And the stop-motion animation is among some of the best ever done. If anyone could knock Pixar off their pedestal, it was Kaufman.
This film reveals itself slowly. It may take a while before you realize that all voices come from Tom Noonan. But it increasingly becomes painfully obvious... even the women have the same male voice. Even the lead character's wife and son. And for a while, this might be confusing. What would the point of doing this be? And then comes Lisa (the anomaly), which brings everything into clarity.
With the relationship of Michael and Lisa, we have a strange dynamic. Michael is something of a celebrity and is said to be quite handsome (it is hard to judge). Lisa is, on the other hand, insecure and not overly assertive. In fact, almost completely lacking in any assertiveness. From Michael's point of view, she is the answer to his prayers: the one person different in all the world. But to outside observers (i.e. us), is he taking advantage of her, using her as only a thing and not a person?
Which raises the bigger question, is Michael tragic or evil? He makes some bad moral decisions. Most notably trying to have an affair with one woman and then another. But is he evil? Or just weak in his own way? He is strongly hinted at suffering from some sort of delusion wherein the world is out to get him. Should we feel sorry for him?
Again, we should expect complex characters from Charlie Kaufman. This is the man who brought us such thought-provoking films as "Being John Malkovich" (1999), "Adaptation" (2002), and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004). But this one does not live up to those others. It unfortunately seems to be too boring at times, and is far more depressing than even "Eternal Sunshine" was.
As a technical achievement, it is the better film when compared with "Inside Out". The work involved was more intense, and the script is arguably better (though they are both great). But "Inside Out" will take the award... it is the more uplifting film, the more emotional film and the one that will hit home for more viewers. "Anomalisa" is worth seeing, but is not the best cartoon of 2015.
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A man crippled by the mundanity of his life (voiced by David Thewlis) experiences something out of the ordinary.
Through most of 2015, "Inside Out" was seen as the clear winner of the Best Animated Feature Oscar. Then, almost out of nowhere, this film started popping up as the possible usurper. After all, it comes from Charlie Kaufman, one of the great Hollywood screenwriters. And the stop-motion animation is among some of the best ever done. If anyone could knock Pixar off their pedestal, it was Kaufman.
This film reveals itself slowly. It may take a while before you realize that all voices come from Tom Noonan. But it increasingly becomes painfully obvious... even the women have the same male voice. Even the lead character's wife and son. And for a while, this might be confusing. What would the point of doing this be? And then comes Lisa (the anomaly), which brings everything into clarity.
With the relationship of Michael and Lisa, we have a strange dynamic. Michael is something of a celebrity and is said to be quite handsome (it is hard to judge). Lisa is, on the other hand, insecure and not overly assertive. In fact, almost completely lacking in any assertiveness. From Michael's point of view, she is the answer to his prayers: the one person different in all the world. But to outside observers (i.e. us), is he taking advantage of her, using her as only a thing and not a person?
Which raises the bigger question, is Michael tragic or evil? He makes some bad moral decisions. Most notably trying to have an affair with one woman and then another. But is he evil? Or just weak in his own way? He is strongly hinted at suffering from some sort of delusion wherein the world is out to get him. Should we feel sorry for him?
Again, we should expect complex characters from Charlie Kaufman. This is the man who brought us such thought-provoking films as "Being John Malkovich" (1999), "Adaptation" (2002), and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004). But this one does not live up to those others. It unfortunately seems to be too boring at times, and is far more depressing than even "Eternal Sunshine" was.
As a technical achievement, it is the better film when compared with "Inside Out". The work involved was more intense, and the script is arguably better (though they are both great). But "Inside Out" will take the award... it is the more uplifting film, the more emotional film and the one that will hit home for more viewers. "Anomalisa" is worth seeing, but is not the best cartoon of 2015.