Created as a guerilla project by Steven Soderbergh (
Sex, Lies and Videotape; Ocean's Trilogy; Magic Mike) with himself as writer, director and star,
Schizopolis leaps into uncharted territories of the absurd.
Shot on a micro-budget in a self-imposed exile in his Louisiana hometown, and also starring his real ex-wife, Soderbergh's departure from his previous mainstream success is more than worth a curious glance.
A deranged comedy of confused identity, doublespeak, and white-knuckled 90s corporate intrigue,
Schizopolis reinforced Soderbergh's status as one of America?s most daring, unpredictable, and frankly, bizarre filmmakers.
"...all attempts at synopzing the film have ended in failure and hospitalization" - Steven Soderbergh
"...an experimental movie with the emphasis on the mental" - Total Film
"a riotous Möbius strip of deranged word games and doppelgänger metaphysics, a scalding allegory of professional and personal disappointment" - Dennis Lim
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