Synedoche, New York

Synecdoche (sih-NECK-duh-kee): Figure of comparison in which a word standing for part of something is used for the whole of that thing or vice versa; any part or portion or quality of a thing used to stand for the whole of the thing or vice versa (…).

Oito horas depois de ter visto o filme, ainda o estou a “digerir”. Charlie Kaufman nunca foi um argumentista ortodoxo, mas não me lembro de ver um filme com tão poucas fronteiras narrativas…

O que é extraordinário, é que apesar de ainda não ser capaz de sumarizar esta história numa frase (lá chegarei), adorei o filme.

Pista nº1:

“The Cotard delusion or Cotard’s syndrome, also known as nihilistic or negation delusion, is a rare neuropsychiatric disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that they are dead, do not exist, are putrefying, or have lost their blood or internal organs. Rarely, it can include delusions of immortality.”

via Wikipedia.

Pista nº2:

“The giveway is that the name “Cotard” bears a striking resemblance to that of the French postmodernist Jean-Francois Lyotard. (…)
In his book The Post-Modern Condition (1979), Lyotard made (in)famous the notion of “incredulity toward meta-narrrative,” a fancy way of saying that there are no truly universal or absolute meanings or truths in life, and that all meaning is a personal or social construction. This is exactly what Caden tries to do — he creates meaning in his life through characters who portray his life. He keeps changing the name of the play, one of which is “Simulacrum” (= an insubstantial semblance of something). He keeps saying that he “finally” knows how he wants to direct the play. Indeed, the play is never finished but is instead a building project that piles floor upon floor of sets; it never ends.”

via Amazon.

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