15
2hrs 24mins

In the aftermath of WWII, a navy veteran (Academy Award nominated Joaquin Pheonix) becomes spellbound by Lancaster Dodd's (frequent PTA collaborator Phillip Seymour Hoffman) enigmatic cult in Paul Thomas Anderson's richly layered 2012 psychological character study.


Screening as part of our Paul Thomas Anderson retrospective season.

Unfortunately no Audio Description track is available for this feature.
Paul Thomas Anderson
15
Drama/Fiction
Contains very strong language, strong sex and sex references
English, Filipino

The Master unfolds the journey of Naval veteran Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix), who arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future – until he is tantalized by alluring cult The Cause and its charismatic leader, Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman).

Meticulously realising a stunningly crafted post-war America for a thought-provoking study of post-traumatic stress, masculinity and the pervasive grip of cults, The Master is a powerhouse acting stand-off between the generation-defining Phoenix and the late, much missed Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

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