Set in the glamour of 1950’s post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock and his sister Cyril are at the center of British fashion, dressing royalty, movie stars, and dames with the distinct style of The House of Woodcock. Women come and go through Woodcock’s life, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and companionship, until he comes across a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who soon becomes a fixture in his life as his muse and lover.
Dir. Paul Thomas ANDERSON
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A brutally honest template for a toxic romance. While most films romanticise love, Paul Thomas Anderson uses the story of a tailor and his muse to reveal the true nature of both fashion and love: beautiful on the surface, but scarred and combative underneath. The essence of modern love lies in the transformation of the soul: the "perfect vessel" once content to be stitched and shaped by a man—eventually finds the courage to poison and the charm to lead the dance.
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DING Tian
Writer and film interviewer. Currently, the festival director of Macao Classic Film Festival and the Artistic Director of the Macao International Documentary Film Festival. Author of the interview-based book series “Trilogy of Youth”.