John Horatio Malkovich (John Malkovich) quits his acting career and devotes himself to puppetry to prove his mastery in this field as well. Why? Because he met a beautiful Maxine (Catherine Keener), who at a time they make love excitement calls him Lotte. How is that? Lotte (Cameron Diaz) is the name of a work colleague’s wife who made a great impression on Maxine. And what does he say? A colleague was furious because he, Craig Schwartz (John Cusack), was in love with Maxine , and he also found a secret entrance to John Malkovich’s brain. Where? At work, on the seventh and a half floors of an office building in Manhattan. And what came out of it? One day John Malkovich himself stood in the line to explore Malkovich’s brain.
directed by: Spike Jonze
cast: John Malkovich, John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener
surreal comedy / USA / 1999
running time: 112 min
Project co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
Where does the Benshi name come from?
When the cinema appeared in Japan the special office of storyteller and interpreter, because of the cultural differences, was created with it. He was responsible for explaining to viewers the content flowing from the foreign movies. This responsible office was called “Benshi”.
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