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The Master is a psychological drama about a World War II veteran who joins a cult led by Lancaster Dodd, a charismatic philosopher. The film was inspired by Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, and John Steinbeck, and starred Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Amy Adams.
The Master: Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. With Joaquin Phoenix, Price Carson, Mike Howard, Sarah Shoshana David. A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by a cult and its charismatic leader.
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- Drama, History
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- 2012-09-21
NEW. Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) is a troubled, boozy drifter struggling with the trauma of World War II and whatever inner demons ruled his life before that. On a fateful night in 1950 ...
- (261)
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- R
- Joaquin Phoenix
Sep 19, 2012 · Reviews. A magnificent puzzlement. Action. 137 minutes ‧ R ‧ 2012. Roger Ebert. September 19, 2012. 5 min read. Paul Thomas Anderson ‘s “The Master” is fabulously well-acted and crafted, but when I reach for it, my hand closes on air. It has rich material and isn’t clear what it thinks about it.
Sep 14, 2012 · Overview. Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World War II.
Synopsis. Alcoholic Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) is a World War II veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and struggling to adjust to a post-war society. He finds a job as a photographer at a local department store taking family portraits, but is eventually fired for assaulting a customer after drunkenly harassing him.
Sep 13, 2012 · Drama. R. 2h 18m. By A.O. Scott. Sept. 13, 2012. “The Master,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s imposing, confounding and altogether amazing new film, is partly concerned with the life and work of...
