15
2hrs 38mins

Daniel Day Lewis commands Paul Thomas Anderson's masterful slow-burn epic, as a Machiavellian oil tycoon makes his mark in early 20th century California.


Screening as part of our Paul Thomas Anderson retrospective season.

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Paul Thomas Anderson
15
Drama/Fiction
Contains strong violence
English

Silver miner Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) leads a hardscrabble life with his son, H.W. (Dillon Freasier). When he hears about oil oozing from the ground near the Western town of Little Boston, Daniel takes his son on a mission to find their fortune. Daniel makes his lucky strike and becomes a self-made tycoon but, as his fortune grows, he deviates into moral bankruptcy.

This 2007 drama from one of modern cinema’s leading auteurs, Paul Thomas Anderson, is a gripping, sprawling turn-of-the-century masterpiece, with towering performances from Daniel Day Lewis and Paul Dano.

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Tue 19 Aug
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