Synopsis

Stanford 2022-04-23 07:02:03

After World War II, Britain was in a state of ruin. On the contrary, women in the upper class pursue exquisite clothes, as if the spring breeze broke out after being suppressed for a long time. London ready-to-wear master Reynolds Woodcock, the world's most desirable tailor. With his talent and sensitivity, he can use precise colors and tailoring to bring out the beauty that she has never discovered in the face of every woman. The Belgian princess, the British royal family, the newly-appointed dignitaries, the women traveled to and from his residence and studio, respectfully making appointments and waiting with anticipation.

Lover of the Iron Fortress, Reynolds Woodcock never married. The harshness, perfection, and arrogance beyond ordinary people have formed their own closed kingdom. Reynolds Woodcock meets Alma, a waitress at a tavern. Her figure fit into Reynolds Woodcock's habit of beauty, and Alma became another lover and model.

All of Reynolds Woodcock's previous loves ended in aversion to aggression. The sound of his lover Alma chewing at breakfast and the collision of the knife and fork made his forehead wrinkle constantly. All the time to focus on thinking, all the fleeting inspiration, is a person's mountain and snow valley. The sudden intruder made chaotic marks in the clean world. Alma wouldn't let it go. What she wants is to get along with most women, and to be warm

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Phantom Thread quotes

  • Reynolds Woodcock: You look beautiful. Really. Very beautiful. You're making me extremely hungry.

  • Reynolds Woodcock: Maybe one day you'll change your taste, Alma.

    Alma: Maybe not.

    Reynolds Woodcock: Maybe you have no taste.

    Alma: Maybe I like my own taste.

    Reynolds Woodcock: Yes. Just enough to get you into trouble.

    Alma: Perhaps I'm looking for trouble.

    Reynolds Woodcock: Stop!