In Rebecca, that person is a previous spouse. Specifically, both films deal with the difficulty presented to a relationship when one person is still grieving over losing someone very close. In fact, the real challenge comes after the honeymoon stage is over. We can easily see why: in both films we never get the sense that love is the final stage for a relationship. Hitchcock’s Rebecca (in addition to other films in his oeuvre like Rear Window) was a film frequently mentioned by Paul Thomas Anderson while promoting Phantom Thread. Similarly in Phantom Thread, after falling in love Alma tells Reynolds, “Whatever you do, do it carefully.” This would be a corny line if it weren’t set up so well beforehand these characters are in love with each other, and because of their severe English stoicism they refuse to show anyone else their vulnerability. What makes a romantic film like Brief Encounter stand apart is the way the characters are serious adults, yet when they fall in love they become surprisingly vulnerable. Brief Encounter is the more famous of the two mentioned on this list, but they’re both very noteworthy for their depictions of adults secretly falling in love. The reason is simple: they are both great romance dramas that still feel fresh. You may be wondering why this list is mentioning two David Lean films. The influence of Lean’s film can be felt on Phantom Thread, most notably in the New Year’s Eve sequence Lean and Paul Thomas Anderson use the holiday party not only as a way to advance the story, but to showcase their magnificent sets. It tells the story of a love triangle an audacious story for its time. However, The Passionate Friends is something of a hidden gem in his filmography. In an interview conducted for The Directors Guild of America, Paul Thomas Anderson told Rian Johnson one of his many influences for the making of Phantom Thread was the underrated David Lean film The Passionate Friends.ĭavid Lean is remembered primarily because of the big epics that came later in his career, and his early romance film Brief Encounter. Here are 10 films you may enjoy watching after Phantom Thread’s charming bizarreness. As a result, Phantom Thread becomes a hybrid of a romance/gothic thriller/comedy in one film.
However, because it is a Paul Thomas Anderson film, we get the “classic film” filtered through his mind. Anderson is no stranger to period pieces, and it isn’t even the furthest he has gone back in time (There Will Be Blood being the furthest). However, it isn’t just the love for classical cinema on display that makes Phantom Thread special. Anderson has publicly acknowledged his fondness for Turner Classic Movies, and nowhere in his filmography is that more clear than in Phantom Thread. There are definitely similarities between Phantom Thread and his previous films, but his latest feels noticeably distinct. It’s also somewhat of a departure for him. Seen docked at the pier Drax's plane takes off from.Phantom Thread is another great film in Paul Thomas Anderson’s already stellar track record as a filmmaker.
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Registration N16793, it's the first of five built during the thirties. Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft. False registration NC-1042 (real one N-1042H). It gets destroyed along with the island in a volcanic eruption.
The Phantom hitches a ride by hanging onto one of the pontoons.
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Registration hidden for the movie look at the discussion tab for the full story of this aircraft.ĭrax's private plane which he uses to fly to the Devil's Vortex. Sala flies Diana back to New York in the second one at the end of the film. It crashes into a cliff after they have to bail out mid-flight when the plane runs out of fuel. The Phantom and Diana steal one and escape in it. "Orient Clipper" is fictionous.īiplanes used by the Sky Bandits, Drax's female pilots. Only three were built: the China Clipper, the Philippine Clipper and the Hawaii Clipper.
Diana flies to Bengalla aboard this Pan Am clipper, but it gets downed by the Sky Bandits.