FILM 1810: PHANTOM THREAD

FILM 1810: PHANTOM THREAD 

TRIVIA: Director 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.

In preparation for the film, Daniel Day-Lewis watched archival footage of 1940s and 1950s fashion shows, studied famous designers, consulted with the curator of fashion and textiles at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and apprenticed under Marc Happel, head of the costume department at the New York City Ballet. He also learned how to sew, and he practiced on his wife Rebecca Miller, trying to recreate a Balenciaga sheath dress that was inspired by a school uniform.

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."

Vicky Krieps did not meet Daniel Day-Lewis until her first day on set. As Day-Lewis famously stays in character during production of his films, Krieps was instructed to refer to him as "Reynolds" for the duration of filming. In multiple interviews promoting the film, Krieps still referred to Day-Lewis as "Reynolds."

There are 90 minutes of Jonny Greenwood's score used during the 130 minute running time of "Phantom Thread" . Greenwood says he was influenced by the works of Nelson Riddle and Glenn Gould from the 50's.

Shooting on this film was completed on April 26, 2017, the same day that Paul Thomas Anderson's close friend and mentor Jonathan Demme passed away from cancer. The film is dedicated to Demme.

This was the fourth collaboration between director Paul Thomas Anderson and film composer Jonny Greenwood.

Reynolds Woodcock's Bristol 405 is exactly the same car as driven by David Goldman (Peter Sarsgaard) in An Education (2009): registration WDF 964.

The typeface used for the credits is called Reynolds Stone and it was created by the English wood engraver, typographer, and designer Reynolds Stone, who was a close friend of the parents of Daniel Day-Lewis. When Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day-Lewis were devising the character of Reynolds Woodcock, they agreed that they wanted the film to have a sort of "Reynolds Stone look," and the character's name, Reynolds Woodcock, was partly inspired by this as well.