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With his new film, Inherent Vice, out today, we explore and evaluate the work of one America's great writer-director's.
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ice.com/en_gb/article/the-i-d-guide-to-paul-thomas-andersonAuthor: Sophia Satchell Baeza
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The ever prodigious Paul Thomas Anderson has been compared to many of cinema's greats, from Robert Altman to Martin Scorsese. There are fan posts dedicated to the American film-maker's choice of shirt, or to collating moody images of him directing the hell out of something. Then there are the seven feature films, of course, with their ever-changing roster of legendary actors (which reads like a who's who of method acting mega-talent).
With Inherent Vice, his seventh feature film, the writer-director has crafted a heady infusion of confusion, spiked with red herrings and turns in the plot that might unsettle even the most die-hard of followers. And it's nothing if not funny. Set in the City of Angels in the early 70s, Joaquin Phoenix plays Larry "Doc" Sportello, a dropout detective chasing up a case for his 'ex old lady' Shasta. Like its charismatic yet hopeless main character, the film bumbles and fumbles its way through the dying embers of the 60s hippy dream. Out on general release this week, i-D presents a guide to the work of America's most idiosyncratic and wonderful auteur.
2015年01月31日 17点01分
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With Inherent Vice, his seventh feature film, the writer-director has crafted a heady infusion of confusion, spiked with red herrings and turns in the plot that might unsettle even the most die-hard of followers. And it's nothing if not funny. Set in the City of Angels in the early 70s, Joaquin Phoenix plays Larry "Doc" Sportello, a dropout detective chasing up a case for his 'ex old lady' Shasta. Like its charismatic yet hopeless main character, the film bumbles and fumbles its way through the dying embers of the 60s hippy dream. Out on general release this week, i-D presents a guide to the work of America's most idiosyncratic and wonderful auteur.
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From the Dark Hills of LA
Hollywood is no strange land for Paul Thomas Anderson. Born in 1970 in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, his father, Ernie Anderson, was a well-known voiceover actor in the early 60s. A local star, Ernie hosted B-movies and horror flicks on public television. When a young Paul dropped out of film school, he threw himself into the business of film, becoming a production assistant on various television movies, videos and game shows. By the time he was just 24, he already had a deal to direct his first feature-length picture. Hence Anderson's dark and realistic version of Hollywood, which feels informed by an insider's point of view. InMagnolia, for example, the loveable host of a clean-cut kids TV show turns out to be a potential child molester; in Boogie Nights, the creative dreams of a group of filmmakers are cruelly shattered. The golden age of the Hollywood dream is often cruelly subverted and stripped of its aura. There's definitely no tinsel in this tinsel town.
2015年01月31日 17点01分
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Hollywood is no strange land for Paul Thomas Anderson. Born in 1970 in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, his father, Ernie Anderson, was a well-known voiceover actor in the early 60s. A local star, Ernie hosted B-movies and horror flicks on public television. When a young Paul dropped out of film school, he threw himself into the business of film, becoming a production assistant on various television movies, videos and game shows. By the time he was just 24, he already had a deal to direct his first feature-length picture. Hence Anderson's dark and realistic version of Hollywood, which feels informed by an insider's point of view. InMagnolia, for example, the loveable host of a clean-cut kids TV show turns out to be a potential child molester; in Boogie Nights, the creative dreams of a group of filmmakers are cruelly shattered. The golden age of the Hollywood dream is often cruelly subverted and stripped of its aura. There's definitely no tinsel in this tinsel town.