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1999
Being John Malkovich is a 1999 American surrealist fantasy comedy drama film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman, both making their feature film debut. The film stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener, with John Malkovich as a fictionalized version of himself. Cusack plays a puppeteer who finds a portal that leads into Malkovich's mind.
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Source of the background picture # Plot Craig Schwartz (John Cusack), a bankrupt puppeteer, and his wife Lotte (Cameron Diaz) reside in a New York apartment. Craig is successful in landing a position as an archivist at LesterCop after Lotte persuades him to search for a more lucrative position. There he meets Maxine (Catherine Keener), a coworker who immediately captures his attention. One day, Craig finds out that…More
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Being John Malkovich is a 1999 fantasy comedy-drama film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze . Craig Schwartz is a very talented and passionate puppeteer who works on the street, but for him this does not seem to be a lucrative career, which is why he attends a curious building in New York for a job interview where he is immediately hired as a file clerk. At his new job Craig meets Maxine, a co-wo…More
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