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Why puppets? | Being John Malkovich Part 3

Cheryl Mok and Lara Bulger Season 1 Episode 300

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Why did Charlie Kaufman choose to make the main character a puppet master? We chat about how puppets and the idea of being a “puppet master” is used throughout the story to symbolise power imbalances and identity.


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