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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 Satanic cult and its charismatic leader.
- (188K)
- Drama, History
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- 2012-09-21
The Hubbard character, named Lancaster Dodd and played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, is indeed not even the film’s most important.Top billing goes to an alcoholic adherent of The Master named Freddie Quell — played by Joaquin Phoenix, who in some ways seems to flow out of the bizarre persona he created during his meltdown, or whatever it was, two years ago.
The Master. 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
2012 · 2 hr 18 min. R. Drama. Haunted by his past, a WWII vet returns home with PTSD and stumbles upon a mysterious cult with a charismatic leader, that he believes will heal him. Subtitles: English. Starring: Joaquin Phoenix Philip Seymour Hoffman Amy Adams Laura Dern. Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson. The Master.
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- January 1, 2012
- 138 min
Wandering one night in 1950 while drunk, he stumbles upon a yacht being used by Lancaster and Peggy Dodd, the yacht aboard which their daughter Elizabeth will get married. Feeling a connection to the stranger, Lancaster invites Freddie to stay aboard to work. In addition to that work, Lancaster indoctrinates him into his cult, named the Cause ...
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Sep 13, 2012 · The Master. NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Drama. R. 2h 18m. By A.O. Scott. Sept. 13, 2012. “The Master,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s imposing, confounding and altogether ...
