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Phantom Thread (2017)
Phantom Thread, Anderson's second collaboration with Daniel Day-Lewis, is set in the 1950s world of London couture. Day-Lewis stars as the fastidious fashion designer and dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock. He becomes enamored of Alma (Vicky Krieps), a young woman in whom he sees the ideal form for his creations. His orderly life is disrupted when he discovers his strong-willed muse has a mind of her own. After filming was complete, Day-Lewis announced that this would be his last film and that he would be retiring from acting. The movie has been nominated for two Golden Globes (Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture and Best Original Score), generating considerable Oscar buzz.
Phantom Thread, Anderson's second collaboration with Daniel Day-Lewis, is set in the 1950s world of London couture. Day-Lewis stars as the fastidious fashion designer and dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock. He becomes enamored of Alma (Vicky Krieps), a young woman in whom he sees the ideal form for his creations. His orderly life is disrupted when he discovers his strong-willed muse has a mind of her own. After filming was complete, Day-Lewis announced that this would be his last film and that he would be retiring from acting. The movie has been nominated for two Golden Globes (Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture and Best Original Score), generating considerable Oscar buzz.
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