Phantom Thread [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray]

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Paul Thomas Anderson

Overview

In this period piece set in 1950s London, a meticulous tailor for the rich and famous (Daniel Day-Lewis) suddenly finds himself in love with a working-class woman (Vicky Krieps). Their worlds collide as the tailor's obsession with her begins to disturb his orderly professional life. Lesley Manville, Camilla Rutherford, and Jane Perry co-star. Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/08/2018
UPC:	0191329048412
Original Release:	2017
Source:	UNIVERSAL
Language:	English
Format:	Blu-ray
Sales rank:	532

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Daniel Day-Lewis	Reynolds Woodcock
Vicky Krieps	Alma
Lesley Manville	Cyril
Camilla Rutherford	Johanna
Gina McKee	Countess Henrietta Harding
Julie Vollono	London Housekeeper
Sue Clark	Biddy
Joan Brown	Nana
Harriet Leitch	Pippa
Dinah Nicholson	Elsa
Julie Duck	Irma
Maryanne Frost	Winn
Elli Banks	Elli
Amy Cunningham	Mabel
Amber Brabant	Amber
Geneva Corlett	Geneva
Juliet Glaves	Florist
Philip Franks	Peter Martin
Tony Hansford	Petrol Station Owner
Steven F. Thompson	Maitre 'D
Jane Perry	madame Vaughan
Sarah Lamesch	Steff
Richard Graham	Actor
Bern Collaco	Actor
Dave Simon	Actor
Harriet Sansom Harris	Barbara Rose
Eric Sigmundsson	Cal Rose
Jonny Greenwood	Composer

Technical Credits

Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson	Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Joanne Sellar	Producer
David Broder	Production Manager
Roger Neuburger	Production Manager
Chris Reynolds	Special Effects Supervisor
Chelsea Barnard	Executive Producer,Producer
Peter Heslop	Executive Producer,Producer
Adam Somner	Executive Producer,Producer
Megan Ellison	Producer
Daniel Lupi	Producer
Adam Basil	Stunts
John Midgley	Sound Effects
Adam Ridge	Sound Effects
Peter Kersey	Special Effects
Liam Coote	Stunts
Tim Davies	Stunts
Joe Kennard	Stunts
Claire Lawrence	Stunts
Cassandra Kulukundis	Casting

Editorial Reviews

Phantom Thread wears its period-piece genre convincingly, featuring a serious (and perhaps final) performance from actor Daniel Day-Lewis as a couturier to British aristocrats of 1950s London. But it's a disguise: Underneath the surface, a Paul Thomas Anderson psychological drama eventually unravels, though its thrilling pulse may be closer to Hitchcock. The story centers on Day-Lewis' character, Reynolds Woodcock, who enjoys every success as a spirited, meticulous genius dressmaker -- and how his life changes slowly but dramatically with the arrival of Alma (Vicky Krieps). After "discovering" her at the Victoria Hotel in Robin Hood's Bay, Woodcock whisks Alma away to London to be his model, inspiration, and mistress. But rejection and heartbreak loom on the horizon, as the opening scene depicts the dismissal of his former muse, Joanna. She forecasts Alma's expected future. Rather than acquiesce to the draconian rules of the household of Woodcock and his sister Cyril (Lesley Manville), Alma stands up for herself. She fights for her right to speak when Woodcock's constant work demands silence, and for her right to have her own preferences. But their love affair soon turns into a nuanced power struggle. In her own right, she means to penetrate his cold exterior and enjoy his tenderness. But while the balance of control is at the heart of every marriage, the film never lets you forget the social imbalances at play. Although it's never said where she is from, Alma has an accent. She was a waitress before Woodcock met her. And oblique details, such as conversations about having sold visas to Jews post-World War II, set up the fact that Alma has been invited into a world where she does not belong. Judging this divide is Woodcock himself, who gets to decide who has the social standing to wear his dresses and who does not. Anderson reprises his role as the breaker of illusions and romanticized dreams in his latest movie. In Boogie Nights, he tackled the lonely, graphic consequences of the adult-film industry; more recently, he looked at the isolation and violence behind the ambition of capitalism in There Will Be Blood. In Phantom Thread, the illusion is the perfection of fashion and wealth. Jonny Greenwood's beautiful, tension-filled, and angst-heavy score, however, laces its tone with the necessary unease. Woodcock is the most eloquent proponent and smooth-talking salesmen for the movie's sense of illusion. Early on, as he pitches a wedding dress to a princess, he doesn't just describe the dress; he describes what it represents, what kind of life she will live in it. It's the same lifestyle that Alma and the audience both dream about. Magnificent townhomes and parties. Beautifully orchestrated scenes of Woodcock and his team of seamstresses creating dresses. Woodcock tells Alma that he finds her unique body perfect. But behind each ideal is the manipulation and control of the sewer, the dreamer, the lover.