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Charlie Kaufman
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Charlie Kaufman is a screenwriter, director and novelist whose screenplays include Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. He received an Academy Award for his work on Eternal Sunshine.
He made his feature directing debut with Synecdoche, New York, selected for competition at Cannes in 2008. His debut novel Antkind appeared in 2020, following a film critic's attempt to reconstruct a lost film. Across these works, storytelling, memory and the unstable relationship between art and life are recurring concerns.
Reviewed 2026-09-06Selected sources
- Penguin Random House — Charlie KaufmanScreenwriting credits and Academy Award.
- Festival de Cannes — Synecdoche, New YorkDirecting debut and film's construction.
- Penguin Random House — AntkindDebut novel, original publication and premise.