Phantom Thread

2017 "Whatever you do, do it carefully."
7.4| 2h10m| R| en| More Info
Released: 25 December 2017 Released
Producted By: Ghoulardi Film Company
Country: United States of America
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Official Website: http://focusfeatures.com/phantom-thread
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In 1950s London, renowned British dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock comes across Alma, a young, strong-willed woman, who soon becomes ever present in his life as his muse and lover.

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ThiefHott Too much of everything
Teringer An Exercise In Nonsense
ShangLuda Admirable film.
Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
betty dalton I will have to warn the popcorn loving masses. P.T. Anderson did NOT make his movies for the masses. Please stay away, you will only be bored and disappointed. P.T. Andersons movies are best suited for the arthouse movie lovers. For those who love to be puzzled and confused. For those who like to use their brain while watching a movie. (Subtleties of self inflicted pain and other twisted hate-love manipulations wont be understood by the masses ). For anyone else I just have one advice: I highly recommend it for those with patience, because the first half of this story is rather bland, but that is only the introduction to a mesmirizing second half of this movie. With a grande finale to follow!I will wanna see anything this genius director P.T. Anderson creates, because for many years he has enchanted me, thrilled me, confused and empowered me with feelings I didnt think were possible by "just" watching a movie. But there you have it, P.T. Andersons movies are NOT "just" movies. They are cinematic masterpieces. It is almost superfluous to state the following, but the photography, editing and soundtrack are heavenly, as always. The ending is truly heavenly. I dont have any other words for it. Mind you, I am not at all a romantic person, but this movie mesmirized me romantically with its dark beauty. I now can understand why this masterpiece has earned 50 movie awards worldwide, but at first I had my doubts though about this latest story in "Phantom Thread". Beforehand I had only heard that it was about a tailor in England. I just couldnt imagine how anything remotely dramatic could be extracted from an ordinary story about a tailor. But stories by P.T. Anderson are NEVER what they seem to be at first sight. But even while watching it I could not surpress my anxiety that this movie might be the first one in his carreer that was rather bland, without any big drama. I was proven wrong ofcourse. Just like many Chinese cinematic masterpieces the climax in "Phantom Thread" is only to be found near the very end. And then it is overwhelming like ooohhhhh ....fireworks!It is interesting to know that Daniel Day Lewis choose to end his magnificent movie carreer with this latest work of P.T. Anderson. And what a terrific grand finale it has become! The story is about Daniel Day Lewis who plays an English high fashion tailor who dresses royalty from many countries. This tailor is the pinnacle of craftmanship. He only lives for his work though. Then he falls for a simple waitress whose looks are enchanting and mesmirizing. She becomes his model to present his dresses like a manequin. What follows I wont explain in detail, because this story is so subtle that any synopsis would easily misrepresent it. And it might also spoil the suspense. What I can tell you though is that "Phantom Thread" is all about the power struggle between lovers. How that enfolds in this story is the genius of P.T. Anderson. I thought he couldnt pull it off to make drama out of such a seeminly boring story about a tailor, but he achieved it anyway in ways I could have never imagined beforehand. How joyously overwhelmed I was by the surprising ending!Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the masters among modern american directors. Together with the Coen Brothers, these directors create cinematic experiences that are truly unique and mesmirizing. I almost cant believe if you have never heard of this director, but you are very lucky if you haven't, because there are several masterpieces waiting for you behind the curtains.Please check out P.T. Anderson's other classics, because this man is writing movie history as we speak..."Magnolia", starring Philip Seymour Hofmann, Tom Cruise and Philip Baker Hall."Punch Drunk Love" with Adam Sandler in a role you couldn't phantom."The Master" with Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman.I would build an altar if I could, just to worship these Anderson movies, but I wont. I'll just watch them instead, and laud these classics with praise. You are one choice away of entering movie heaven when you decide to discover P.T. Anderson. It is never what it appears to be. It puzzles me. It estranges me. But finally an Anderson movie will always enlighten me and strike me in ways no one else can. You are about to experience this master at work for the very first time, if you choose to see it. Lucky you!
mavrogiorgosdimitrios I just want to say that is the worst movie I ever saw
kevin c Beautiful film, that captivated me in the first hour. However just as Woodcock tires of his muse, i tired of this in the second half.Lesley Manville is great (she always is), but for me the revelation is Vicky Krieps. Yet she received no Oscar nomination?Beautiful Jonny Greenwood score though.
jsph_calabrese Daniel Day-Lewis recently said, "there is nothing more beautiful in all the arts than something that appears simple." When you have the greatest living filmmaker and greatest living actor working together, still at the top of their crafts, the product can certainly almost appear simple. Day-Lewis, who may be appearing for the final time on-screen, shows a more nuanced side to his acting abilities (especially compared to a boisterous role like Abraham Lincoln) but is still as strong as ever. Newcomer Vicky Krieps, who holds her own opposite the best ever, is an instant star and one of the year's breakout talents.The movie is a love story with a dark twist. The best reference point that comes to mind is Gone Girl - not in plot, but in escalating power plays and destructive behavior despite mutual dependence. Like mother!, it shows the dangers of obsessive artistry and toxic masculinity, but never damns anyone. Phantom Thread bluntly shows the egotistical side to human nature and the paradox that is coexistence, yet it never fully succumbs to cynicism. It embraces it's sentimentality and captures the feeling of truly needing the love of another. Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood sets the tone throughout with his perfect score, and "House of Woodcock" especially entices you to fall in love too.