Breaking Down ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things,’ With Charlie Kaufman

The Big Picture

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Tv & Film

4.2 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2020

⏱️ 98 minutes

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The acclaimed writer-director Charlie Kaufman has returned with a new film, the disorienting, fascinating adaptation of the 2016 novel 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things.' Sean and Amanda are joined by film critic and Kaufman expert Amy Nicholson to talk about his work and break down the new film (1:14). Then, Sean is joined by Kaufman himself and the author of the book, Iain Reid, for a discussion of bringing this unusual story to the screen (59:53). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guests: Amy Nicholson, Charlie Kaufman and Iain Reid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's episode of The Big Picture is brought to you by the AFI Conservatory.
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0:44.7	I'm Sean Fennese.
0:55.0	I'm Amanda Dobbins.
0:56.7	And this is The Big Picture, a conversation show about thinking of ending things that
1:02.3	of course is the name of the new movie from Charlie Kaufman.
1:05.6	And here to talk about that movie and the career of Kaufman, we've got a major friend of
1:10.8	the ringer.
1:11.8	And the first time you've joined us for a conversation like this, it's Amy Nicholson.
1:14.6	Hi Amy.
1:15.6	Hi hello, great to be here.
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