The Arc Of An Artist - Paul Thomas Anderson

December. 24,2022

Rating：

5.5

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Essay Film

Trailer Synopsis Cast

What makes a Paul Thomas Anderson movie a Paul Thomas Anderson movie? Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood, Magnolia--his filmography contains some of the most well regarded films of all time. This feature length documentary explores 8 of the 9 films in his filmography, both individually and in the context of his entire body of work to see how he has evolved as an artist and to better understand the techniques and stylistic trademarks of an American auteur.

Paul Thomas Anderson as

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Philip Baker Hall as

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