Film & TV / NewsDaniel Day-Lewis is an intense fashion designer in last filmPaul Thomas Anderson directs the actor in what will be his final production before retirement, the stunning Phantom ThreadShareLink copied ✔️October 24, 2017Film & TVNewsTextAnna Cafolla Back in June, Daniel Day-Lewis announced he would be retiring from his illustrious, chameleon-like acting career. In what will be his final role, he takes a leading part in the Paul Thomas Anderson-directed Phantom Thread. The actor plays Reynolds Woodcock, a fashion designer and dressmaker that caters to Britain’s celebs, royalty and high class in the 50s, along with his sister Cyril. Having spent years mingling and enjoying high society, he is suddenly attracted to Alma (Vicky Krieps), a servant woman and subsequently his new muse and lover. In the intense, visually stunning film that cracks the glamorous veneer of the couture world, the designer is emotionally tormented by his art and new romantic venture, and he begins to unravel along with his relationship. Krieps, a Luxembourg-born actor, has played roles in Colonia, Hanna and A Most Wanted Man, alongside the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. Radiohead’s Johnny Greenwood takes on the score, with Lesley Manville and Camilla Rutherford also starring. It’s the second time Anderson and Day-Lewis have creatively teamed up, following 2007’s highly acclaimed There Will Be Blood. Phantom Thread will premiere in cinemas December 25. Watch the trailer below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREKristen Stewart: ‘Women often operate from a place of shame’100 Nights of Hero: The story behind Julia Jackman’s lo-fi queer fantasyEscentric MoleculesMolecule 01 + Champaca is Escentric Molecules’ latest sultry scentAkinola Davies Jr on his atmospheric debut, My Father’s ShadowThe 2026 Sundance films we can’t stop thinking aboutTwinless: A tragicomic drama about loneliness, grief and queer friendshipDazed x MUBI Cinema Club returns with a screening of My Father’s ShadowNo Other Choice: Park Chan-wook’s bleak, bloody takedown of capitalismGetting to the bottom of the Heated Rivalry discourseMarty Supreme and the cost of ‘dreaming big’Ben Whishaw on the power of Peter Hujar’s photography: ‘It feels alive’Atropia: An absurdist love story set in a mock Iraqi military villageEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy