DIRECTOR
Spike Jonze
FORMAT
35MM
RUNTIME
1h 52m
RATING
R
CAST
John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener
SYNOPSIS
SHOWN IN 35MM
Q&A with screenwriter Charlie Kaufman
25th Anniversary!
‘Charlie Kaufman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective
Director Spike Jonze and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman made their feature debuts – and earned Oscar nominations – with this surreal fantasy. When puppeteer Craig Schwartz (John Cusack) gets a job at the strange LesterCorp, he discovers a secret portal leading into the mind of John Malkovich. When Schwartz’s wife (Cameron Diaz) and co-worker (Catherine Keener) learn of this, they begin using the actor to advance their own agendas.’
Q&A with screenwriter Charlie Kaufman
25th Anniversary!
‘Charlie Kaufman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective
Director Spike Jonze and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman made their feature debuts – and earned Oscar nominations – with this surreal fantasy. When puppeteer Craig Schwartz (John Cusack) gets a job at the strange LesterCorp, he discovers a secret portal leading into the mind of John Malkovich. When Schwartz’s wife (Cameron Diaz) and co-worker (Catherine Keener) learn of this, they begin using the actor to advance their own agendas.’
CAST
John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener
SYNOPSIS
SHOWN IN 35MM
Q&A with screenwriter Charlie Kaufman
25th Anniversary!
‘Charlie Kaufman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective
Director Spike Jonze and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman made their feature debuts – and earned Oscar nominations – with this surreal fantasy. When puppeteer Craig Schwartz (John Cusack) gets a job at the strange LesterCorp, he discovers a secret portal leading into the mind of John Malkovich. When Schwartz’s wife (Cameron Diaz) and co-worker (Catherine Keener) learn of this, they begin using the actor to advance their own agendas.’
Q&A with screenwriter Charlie Kaufman
25th Anniversary!
‘Charlie Kaufman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective
Director Spike Jonze and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman made their feature debuts – and earned Oscar nominations – with this surreal fantasy. When puppeteer Craig Schwartz (John Cusack) gets a job at the strange LesterCorp, he discovers a secret portal leading into the mind of John Malkovich. When Schwartz’s wife (Cameron Diaz) and co-worker (Catherine Keener) learn of this, they begin using the actor to advance their own agendas.’
This film is a presentation of the American Cinematheque. Tickets for this (or any other) American Cinematheque screenings at the Egyptian are only available through their site, here.
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AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE AT THE EGYPTIAN: SATURDAY, JUNE 8 - SUNDAY JUNE 9
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