Paul Thomas Anderson on The Master (69th Venice International Film Festival)

[@AA-mv9fe]

6:18 that eye roll though 😂

[@NASTEfilms]

phoenix's performance in the Master was unbelievable. after seeing him in movies like 'her' and 'inherent vice' its almost hard to understand how he can be so versatile and get so involved in a role. He must have gotten hurt so many times for that movie, just look at the fight scenes, theres no screen fighting in that movie. and especially the scene where he's in jail just beating the shit out of himself. the medical staff must have had a field day with him. it really makes me appreciate his acting even more.

[@dlh7989]

"And Phil, I just expect him to be there." :(

[@futuropasado]

The Master, the best movie of PTA and one of the greatest of this century and decade.

[@tonywords6713]

yess

[@wackoconqueso]

He is a Goddamn genius; a creative powerhouse and unique storyteller like no other.

[@RhinocerosProductions]

Joaquin is like a beautiful wolf cutting right through all the cerebral knots with his eyes

[@courtnisaizon4546]

THIS!

[@sofia-it5gz]

He looks so boreddd 😭😭❤❤ Also when he smoke, I don't see any smoke coming out of his mouth.. I'm worried lol

[@snappycruise]

He is having fun from 4 min

[@a-lexanderluthor1334]

this film and story holds a special place in my soul along with the score which transcends my body and mind.

[@Unayox]

Joaquin is a-ma-zing! Look at him, he's gorgeous!

[@Woodsaras]

Gorgeousness and acting ability should be separated you know

[@CapybaraMonica]

Joaquin is not necessarily something to say. Quite simply watch.

[@sebm3029]

joaquin is so entertaining to watch

[@chikacecy06]

4:24 he starts looking right at the camera!! ah

[@anarenee2817]

No, come on, guys! Joaquin is not on drugs, or better, this is not really the point... He hates press conferences and specially is impatient towards dum questions or something like that... Well, he is a rebel, an authentic beatnik, let's say... and let's admit, really, really smart ;-)

[@TheFjkfjjfjfjf]

"Doubts must be resolved alone within the soul. Otherwise one would profane one's own powerful solution"-Kandinsky

[@codetrooper9279]

I dont know why but i think it is the greatest film ever made.

[@saeglopur74]

Joaquín using the espresso mug as an ashtray 😂 you gotta love this guy.

[@alexandrakulik9827]

The Master: Beyond the Pleasure Principle. I cannot get over how beautiful this movie is.

[@futuropasado]

Joaquin was robbed an Oscar.

[@keninjc89]

Joaquin Shang Daniel day lewis was good too

[@TheJonnyEnglish]

Multiple multiple times

[@AA-qb7ni]

0:56 I love you, Joaquin.

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

Tarkovski is extremely well known in film circles and enjoys an extra ordinary level of respect among fans of cinema. i doubt that even those who dis-like his work would actually say it is not a real contribution to cinema. I think PTA actually elevated himself into his own realm with this work. Like Altman with MASH or Bergman with The Seventh Seal. It's that great.

[@dlh7989]

This comment is aging pretty well. I think possibly even more than There Will Be Blood when he was still kinda inviting comparisons to other directors, The Master feels totally original. And both Inherent Vice and Phantom Thread feel like he continued developing that voice. It's almost hard to see the same guy who made Boogie Nights and Magnolia, great as they are. In some ways I honestly find those earlier movies still more entertaining, but he's been carving out something much more unique to himself lately.

[@morgan88will1]

After seeing the Master I can Confidently say that PTA is one of the great young active directors, and probably the one with the most potential.

[@1wolfiesLady]

haha and loooves how he tries to hide that he's turning on a cigarette!!! ;)

[@katharris2674]

Joaquin phoenix, man...he is a fuckin card, isn't he. Not boring at all!

[@ChicagoMonsterPunk]

Joaquin is hopelessly introverted.

[@blastywasty]

So now we know that Paul Thomas Anderson has seen Enchanted.

[@keepplayingnice]

1:23 Freddie quell smile

[@nox5870]

This film was very close to heart for Joaquin as he also struggled with alcoholism in early 2000's until he decided to check himself into the rehab in 2005 now he is completely sober. He already knew how to act like an Alcoholic because he was one.

[@Yorosero]

If I met phoenix I would have liked to take a picture with him where he does that pose with both hands on his hips.

[@katepenniman382]

4:38 - 5:04 he's a cutie pie

[@doryprevin1]

I don't think He looks like he's on Drugs at all. His interaction with the rest of the Panel is fine & he seems happy to talk with them. He seems to not want to interact with the Photogs asking questions and taking pictures. Im sure he has his reasons but if he were on drugs we would see the same behaviior with the Panel . We only see him acting distracted with the Photogs. Maybe he just didn't want to be there. its like any job . Sometimes you want to work and sometimes you don't. Hes fine = )

[@nayden5834]

Joaquin - legend

[@piemakesmelol]

Was I the only one reminded of the Joker when Freddie said "You look like my father." In fact before Freddie meets Master I was constantly thinking this could easily have been the Joker, PRE-Joker. Just me? Ah well.....

[@toriivey9804]

piemakesmelol Not just you, apparently. :)

[@yuvrajsinghgrewal7692]

This aged well

[@drivelikemefugazi]

Just like the movie, you're listening to P.T.A. the whole time, but you can't take your eyes of Joaquin.

[@reallyrox]

When he broke the toilet. Nice

[@charliesmovies1234]

Anyone know what Joaquin says around the 1:00 mark?

[@HappySmilingDog-d7u]

I relate to him , i think he’s of those people that have prepared their speech a long time ago , and just waiting to give it away

[@thecandyman9308]

Love these boys so much

[@dennishayslip419]

new to me. I learned about them by going up the fire escape. All forms of thought are out there in all books. Back to Freddie, I am sorry they did not teach him the art of CHI (lifeforce). It would have helpped with his rages and maybe happiness. He was pretty far gone.Now Freddie did show a jump in the level of awareness when he left the master. He had now established enough confidence in his abilities to strike it out on his own. Become the master of your own thought. Theres a lot of

[@31makimba]

Holy Shit...you took the words right out of my mouth...Stanley Kubrick is my all time, untouchable favorite...P.T. Anderson is my modern day Kubrick...His films are brilliant, flawless, so full of human emotion and love, powerful fucking masterpieces...

[@1wolfiesLady]

Only watched this for Joaquin, but why does he hardly EVER give interviews `?? :oo theres like 4 on youtube at the most!!

[@rcburgess89]

Anyone know the book he is referencing about the guy who comes back from the "war" (presumably WWII) and meets the 15-16 year old girl?

[@ndraei]

Him too + Bergman, Godard, Fellini or Antonioni... I'm sure i'll pronounce P.T. Anderson along with this names over 20 or 30 years.

[@ashleyscott1824]

There is a plot,however its not the primary substance of this film.It portrays the psychological journey which the characters encounter. Something PTA has obviously done intentionally.If he wanted to create some mainstream plot to engage the less minded people who cant put themselves into watching this kind of movie and expect to been spoonfed everything he would had done so.He goes beyond narrative structure to give a diversity and originality almost to the point of experimentation towards film

[@futuropasado]

Indeed, he did something in the same line as Kubrick's Eyes wide shut, there's a plot but there are many undercurrent things going on, many interpretations, layers of meaning to it. In my opinion The Master is his masterpiece and really underrated.

[@tonywords6713]

Jose Shang very very similar vibes and tone Im glad im not the only one to notice. weirdly pta met kubrick on the set of that movie thanks to cruise who's of course a famous scientologist. theres more connections

[@Poppaea6]

Joaquin looks very well...! in the movie he looks so old and sick..

[@malows1234]

check out tarkovsky, he is one of my favorites. i suppose i have almost a slight bias towards kubrick. because he was a gateway to art films for me. i watched 2001 100 or so times and as a kid i never ever understood it, however i kind of did. the images and the lyricism. it all just clicks,and the images are almost engraved in my brain. my mom used to play it everyday when she went to work, so i won't make trouble, every single day.to me that film is dear, and i will likely love kubrick forever

[@nuksfilms]

I hope i get to watch! Someone import the film to Manila!

[@itersy]

I think he's too fragile. He needs to be tucked away like an expensive glass vase right before a kiddie party. You never know what will "trigger him," but that sort of high stress/ high pressure stakes may not be so good for him. I think he's brilliant...

[@JesusCristo2002]

Of this generation Paul Thomas Anderson leads the pack of the best: Christopher Nolan, Darren Aronofsky, David Fincher and Quentin Tarantino - yet two directors I'm keeping my eyes on are Nicolas Winding Refn and Steve McQueen.

[@dchavesc]

If you think about it, The Kings Speech had great acting, writing and directing. It was a slow paced movie based on its realistic content and portrayal. If you dont like these kind of movies, we can cross out Lincoln, Lawrence of Arabia, There Will Be Blood, Brokeback Mountain and many other great movies for that matter.

[@JarrelEmmanuel]

So true. The way he was drawing from his cigarette.. Just bizarre.

[@PNUTTAY]

Have you seen Shame by McQueen? I think you would change your mind upon seeing that.

[@jackbateman4585]

Joaquin is Philips subconscious,now watch it again.

[@samcad-ho3ze]

Jack Bateman oooh will do, thank you

[@DennisMHenderson]

🤮

[@KornBullsLFC]

They are so high!!

[@GiantSandles]

It's interesting to hear how much of what's in his films is just stuff he's seen or heard somewhere else that he decided to throw in. I'm not saying that as a criticism, if you can make something that good by doing that then have at it

[@paunchcoorlightly4000]

isnt that what all art is? its just an amalgamation of what we ingest be it movies, books, other people, etc

[@boknowsbaseball]

He was told to get down to something like 125 pounds. Anderson wanted all fat burned off so you could see maximum detail on his face for all those close-ups.

[@malows1234]

oh hell yes man, kubrick and PTA changing cinema. i wish more people were familiar with their work. fuking kubrick is a straight up pile of genius. the genius just spews out in every shot of 2001, no doubt, PTA had already made his claim to greatness with There WIll Be blood. both are true artists.

[@KornBullsLFC]

It's not the full interview!

[@mskcouric]

No trajectory? Do you need your art wrapped up tight in three acts? An easy-to-discern resolution? Clear denouement? Just because your little brain can't handle it doesn't mean it's not the best film of the year.

[@raoul3605]

I totally agree with you in the sense that the main thing about a movie for me is plot, however do thing that The Master is better than The King's Speech, even though I see The King's Speech to be a flawless film. Also, I actually enjoyed the plot of The Master.

[@lulababaka]

yeah id love to know as well!

[@misterkevinoh]

Then why bring it up if?

[@seamac206]

how? did you even see it?

[@malows1234]

i have seen every kubrick thing on youtube. none is bashing griffith in any way what so ever. and here is the thing, the visual genius of kubrick surpasses griffith and IT SHOULD. he came after griffith and he had time to learn from DW griffith. i know Eisenstein, and i agree that you could make a case for Eisenstein. still though, i don't think the visual brilliance of barry lyndon cannot and probably will never be matched by anyone. every shot in that film is of a strict visual style(vision)

[@littlemykey3000]

How?

[@malows1234]

it fuking sucks how restricted tarkovsky was. tarkovsky deserves kubrick level recognition. I also quite like david lean.....well.... actually i think lawrence of arabia is the thing i really like, i think its a genius little peice (big) of cinema.solaris is brilliant, but andrei rublev is my favorite. i think 2001 is just one of a kind, i think its the greatest "film" film ever made.the way it told a story entirely visually is genius, like i was a kid and things just made sense. thats true film

[@Paperbagman555]

Actually? I love PTA but since I haven't seen the movie I'll respect your opinion, but why don't you like his other stories? The boogie nights ending had a proper finish and There Will Be Blood did... If you consider how the last scenes showed a man alone who was alone, suffering from greed.

[@misterkevinoh]

Example?

[@brennenspice6098]

Everyone has a personal favourite guys. Mine is either lars von trier, gaspar noe, or aranofski, or nolan. Nobody's the best. I never felt like I could latch onto any of paul's movies except there will be blood.

[@tiffanycurtis4794]

JOAQUIN IS A TALENT OF MY GENERATION I WAS 15 WHEN I SAW HIS FIRST MOVIE SPACE CAMP SINCE 1986 I HAVE NEVER MISSED THIS BUEATIFUL MANS MOVIES SUCH A GOD GIVEN TALENTED HANDSOME MAN HE SHOULD GET EVERYTHING HE FUCKIN DESERVES (SAY IT LIKE JOKER)😂🙏❤🤡🔫❤🚬= OSCAR

[@JesusCristo2002]

Don't get me wrong Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the finest filmmakers working today, and I do see the subjective, technical and stylistic similarities between his work and Kubrick's. But there will never be another Stanley Kubrick - for me Kubrick is the best among the top filmmakers cinema has ever known. Bergman, Fellini, Kurosawa, Hitchcock etc..

[@OrphanSeasun]

I find it laughable that you're using Kings Speech as an example of quality.

[@misterkevinoh]

Or 127 Hours or True Grit... I dunno, I thought either one of those should have one. Again, totally debatable.

[@JesusCristo2002]

I'm well-aware of the fact that "Insomnia" is a remake (I want to see the original). I disagree on "Inception" - but it's quite obvious we have our differences. I think it's Nolan's best film technically, stylistically and subjectively to date and so far the best film of the decade. For me, Nolan makes the smartest mainstream blockbusters of any working filmmaker today. But he'll never be as good as Anderson, Scorsese, Hitchcock, Polanski etc..

[@JesusCristo2002]

No! I'm definitely not getting that impression from you. However, I am getting the sense that you think Nolan is a "popcorn movie" director and is overrated and I disagree. Although he has made mainstream, commercial, summer blockbusters like "The Dark Knight trilogy" and "Inception" - I think he's still very much the artist he was in making movies like "Following" and "Memento". He's become a rarity - a commercial blockbuster filmmaker with something to say.

[@TheLunaticPenguin]

Yes. Yes it does. What is the point of great acting if there is no storyline?

[@itersy]

how come joaquin can't stop laughing? so funny:)

[@8nikolas8]

All of them would have won the Oscar if they came up against this year's competition. I personally do think The King's Speech is the best out of those four, closely followed by Black Swan.

[@misterkevinoh]

You know, as much as I favored other movies to win that year, thinking objectively, I think you're right. Good job Social Network, you should've won.

[@TheLunaticPenguin]

what about it?

[@malows1234]

well thats tricky, you see barry lyndon is brilliant because every beautiful shot in there is part of a vision, the vision being that its like a painting. i think the problem with kubrick is he is losing track. really tree of life for all its technical brilliance lacked the focus of his older (better) films, badlands being an undeniable masterpiece. like i expected more than tree of life gave me. tree of life felt like an artist reaching for the stars, and failing. wat you think about FF coppola

[@ThisHandleIsInteresting]

Personally I think my gateway filmmaker was Clint Eastwood and Frank Darabont, now it's Christopher Nolan and PTA

[@raoul3605]

Why? It's such a good movie...

[@FlickNchow]

I think at this point he was still in character... So essentially he really was FREDDIE right here.

[@DennisMHenderson]

3:51 Jfc how duz pp's no understand; Freddie is clearly "The Master" JP is confirming through gesture anyway

[@TheLunaticPenguin]

No one mentioned Scientology...

[@indiglo1971]

Who thinks Joaquin Phoenix looks like Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke?

[@malows1234]

i am not really a huge fan of nolan or mcqueen. but i think nicolas winding refn is a dam good fiilmmaker.

[@misterkevinoh]

Well, credit where credit is due. I still wanted 127 Hours or True Grit to win.

[@misterkevinoh]

Well, that's debatable.

[@seamac206]

then how did the film make him look like a great man if anything, it made him look like more of a con artist you need to see the scene where Laura Dern is asking him about the change in words and his abrasive response again

[@SerZachariah]

Yeah true, with films like Inception and The Social Network.

[@Neuroneos]

Same here.

[@ndraei]

I agree with you.

[@ThisHandleIsInteresting]

Aye, or still recovering from 2008 XD

[@onelove1968]

joaquin looks like he's rolling hard here, and trying to hide it. he's got the gum for jaw-clench, the fidgets, and a dissociative mindset. he laughs too hard on cue like he's filming a scene and hitting his mark. i hope it's just severe anxiety but looks more like he's been eating from the cookie jar.

[@ilqar887]

He's anxious around people..but how is he dealing with filming cause there are also lot of people

[@Rainbow_Watermelon]

While I agree that it wasn't on the same level as most of P.T. Anderson's films, don't be a snob about other people's opinions.

[@ThisHandleIsInteresting]

Hmmm, I wonder what dramas AREN'T boring as hell -_-

[@lilKelso]

joaquin seems high to be honest...

[@mrblue42879]

i don't know..... but why would I watch a film, that is about subjects easily explained ? I like films about subjects that, I cant wrap my head around ...or write of with a star rating, or award recognition .....

[@Adastra14]

Buddhism believes in the law of karma yes. but that is the only thing that may be similar to Dodd's loose philosophy in The Master. So, no dude. The points mentioned in the film by Dodd incline towards Scientology.