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Phantom Thread is a 2017 American historical drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, set in London’s couture world in the 1950s. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis as a dressmaker who falls in love with his waitress, played by Vicky Krieps. The couple’s relationship vacillates between affectionate and distance until they finally learn to live with one another’s differences and dysfunctions.
The film premiered in New York City on December 11, 2017, and was released in the United States on December 25, 2017.Phantom Thread received critical acclaim, with praise for Day-Lewis’ performance, Anderson’s screenplay and direction, musical score, and production value, and was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2017.
It is reportedly Day-Lewis’s last film role.
Day-Lewis has often wanted to quit after emerging from a character. This time, by making a public announcement of his retirement, he sought to make the decision binding. “I knew it was uncharacteristic to put out a statement,” he continued. “But I did want to draw a line. I didn’t want to get sucked back into another project. All my life, I’ve mouthed off about how I should stop acting, and I don’t know why it was different this time, but the impulse to quit took root in me, and that became a compulsion. It was something I had to do.”
