kaufmanesque
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3ADJ.
kind, recursive, self-conscious
VERB + KAUFMANESQUE
acting
KAUFMANESQUE + NOUN
dimensions, way
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Reminiscent of actor and comedian Andy Kaufman (1949–1984).
Once Lynne and I realized that Jim was going to approach the role of Kaufman in a “method acting,” Kaufmanesque kind of way—i.e., he would become Andy or Tony Clifton for the entire shoot, never breaking character […]
Reminiscent of filmmaker and novelist Charlie Kaufman (1958–).
[…] as playwright Alan Bennett remarks, ‘You don't put yourself in your screenplays. You find yourself there.’ That, surely, is a paradox of Kaufmanesque dimensions.
When I accepted the assignment to review Charlie Kaufman’s new movie, “I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” I vowed that I would avoid the recursive, self-conscious, Kaufmanesque flourishes that afflict so much writing about this screenwriter and filmmaker.
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3Once Lynne and I realized that Jim was going to approach the role of Kaufman in a “method acting,” Kaufmanesque kind of way—i.e., he would become Andy or Tony Clifton for the entire shoot, never break
Wiktionary[…] as playwright Alan Bennett remarks, ‘You don't put yourself in your screenplays. You find yourself there.’ That, surely, is a paradox of Kaufmanesque dimensions.
WiktionaryWhen I accepted the assignment to review Charlie Kaufman’s new movie, “I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” I vowed that I would avoid the recursive, self-conscious, Kaufmanesque flourishes that afflict so
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