Phantom Thread
Set in 1950s London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Released
- 2017
- Country
- United States, China
Details
Release year: 2017
Storyline
Set in 1950s London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover.
Top credits
Vicky Krieps — Alma
Daniel Day-Lewis — Reynolds Woodcock
Lesley Manville — Cyril
Julie Vollono — London Housekeeper
Awards
1 win & 5 nominations
See all awards →Did you know
• Paul Thomas Anderson got the initial idea for the film while he was sick in bed one day. His wife, Maya Rudolph, was tending to him and gave him a look that made him realize that she had not looked at him with such tenderness and love in a long time.
• Director Paul Thomas Anderson said his favorite line in the film was "The tea is going out; the interruption is staying right here with me."
• The Spanish fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga's relation with his work and the way he led his life, with director Paul Thomas Anderson's words, "monastic life," inspired the character of Reynolds Woodcock.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $21,198,205
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $216,495 (2017-12-31)
User reviews
You will either like it or hate it
"There is an air of quiet death in this house and I do not like the way it smells."
Quiet and crackling
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital, DTS, DTS 70 mm
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
