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Duration: 2 hours

Theatre director Caden Cotard's artistic life is boosted with a prestigious grant, but his marriage abruptly ends and a mystery malady starts taking its toll. Throwing himself into a theatrical attempt to portray stark reality, Caden's relationships and existence become the subject of, and contaminated by, his epic work. Directorial debut from the award-winning writer of Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Last on

Sat 24 Mar 2012 23:40 BBC Two except Wales

Credits

Caden Cotard
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Hazel
Samantha Morton
Claire Keen
Michelle Williams
Adele Lack
Catherine Keener
Tammy
Emily Watson
Ellen Bascomb/Millicent Weems
Dianne Wiest
Maria
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Madeleine Gravis
Hope Davis
Sammy Barnathan
Tom Noonan
Director
Charlie Kaufman
Writer
Charlie Kaufman

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