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Charlie Kaufman’s “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”: A neglected man neglected again – WSWS
In Kaufman’s latest film, a high school janitor, presumably in the moments before his final mental collapse and physical self-destruction, has his life—or, rather, for the most part, a fantasy version of his life—flash before his (and our) eyes.
By
Joanne Laurier
18 September 2020
Written and directed by Charlie Kaufman
Im Thinking of Ending Things, the latest film from American writer-director Charlie Kaufman, is loosely based on Canadian author Iain Reids 2016 novel.
Kaufman is known for writing and, more recently, also directing eccentric, self-reflective and sometimes self-obsessed works, which also often display genuine sensitivity toward marginalized and alienated individuals.
He scripted BeingJohn Malkovich (1999), Adapta…
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