The Master
- 2012
- US
- 137 min
- 15
- Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
- Written by: Paul Thomas Anderson
- Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams
- UK release: 2 November 2012
- Website: www.themasterfilm.com
Freddie Quell (Phoenix) falls under the spell of Lancaster Dodd (Hoffman), charismatic founder of a Scientology-style cult. Complex, sincere, elegantly interrogative filmmaking from Anderson, with Phoenix and Hoffman at the top of their game.
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Reviews & features
The best films of 2012
12 Dec 2012
Featuring The Master, Shame, Berberian Sound Studio, Tabu and Skyfall
1 The Master Five years after 2007’s multi-award-winning There Will Be Blood there was more than a little anticipation for Paul Thomas Anderson’s next project. The Master is the director’s tale of an enigmatic leader of a cult-like group called The…
Five films scored by rock musicians
5 Nov 2012
As Jonny Greenwood scores The Master, we look at soundtracks by Neil Young, Nick Cave and Daft Punk
With Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest movie The Master already being showered with plaudits and sweeping the board across a number of international film festivals it may be worth noting that the enigmatic director’s latest foray into the world of art-house…
Interview: Paul Thomas Anderson on The Master, Scientology and Tom Cruise
1 Nov 2012
Maker of There Will Be Blood returns with the best American film of the year
Five years after Paul Thomas Anderson’s uncompromising drama There Will Be Blood, he returns with another astounding work. James Mottram speaks to him about The Master, its links to Scientology and showing the film to Tom Cruise.
The Master
16 Oct 2012
Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film includes an astounding performance from Joaquin Phoenix
Following up There Will Be Blood was always going to be a daunting task, but Paul Thomas Anderson truly delivers in The Master. It's the story of two men: Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) is a restless ex navy man, a rough bundle of nerves; Philip…
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