On buildings and Jung

I love it when something in-depth and Charlie-related appears on a site that you wouldn't normally associate with Charlie's films. Such as an interview he's done with an architecture blog. Really good interview, with a few Synecdoche pics that some of you might not have seen before.

Well, I ask because In his book, The Music of Chance, this eccentric millionaire hobbyist builds a model of what he calls 'The City of the World.' It's a condensed depiction of his entire life that includes all the important places and pivotal events that made him the man he is— including the construction of the model. So in the model, he's building himself building the model…

Wow. That sounds great, but I haven't read that. It does remind me of an idea I had though. I wanted to build a casino in Las Vegas called Las Vegas, Las Vegas. Like the idea of Paris, Las Vegas (the real life casino) is that you don't have to actually go there — their campaign is something like 'all the best of Paris without the French people.' So then (with Las Vegas, Las Vegas,) there's the idea that you don't actually have to go to Paris, Las Vegas either because there's a replica of all of Vegas—including Paris, Las Vegas—within this other casino. So you get even more safe by not having to go out into the strip at all. I thought that would be a pretty successful resort.

If he's ever passing through China, Charlie might enjoy a visit to the Shenzhen Window of the World!

Also in the architecture interview, this:

I find myself really interested in spaces, actually. I tend to think about environment early on in writing. I'm doing it now, actually. I find myself going back to houses or buildings as environments environments for my stories — you know, odd buildings or very specific types of spaces. I don't know why… a Jungian scholar was in here talking about houses being representations of the self. I think that's what it was, anyway…

The conclusion we can draw from this? Charlie's next film will have buildings in it. Tell your friends! Hit the forums!

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