In Italian cinemas from 22 February, The wire hidden It is the latest film directed by the renowned US filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, which he received six nominations for Academy Awards 2018: best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Best Supporting Actress (Lesley Manville), Best Costume Design and Best Original Score.

The film, set in the world of the London fashion of the fifties, Reynolds sees the character of the protagonist of the film Woodcock. Man is among the most important designers of the time and is known for his gruff and grumpy, as well as his love for women. Always a bachelor by choice, He lives with his sister, which helps him to administer his fashion house. His life, But, He will change after his meeting with the young Alma, which seems the only really able to stand up to him.

What to say? If in the past we have often turned up their nose at the Academy Awards Nomination, seen purely mainstream and cutting dangerously alluring that the competition seemed to have taken, then finally a strong and deserving authorship such as Paul Thomas Anderson is rewarded. And it is the way of authorial character as a feature film The wire hidden that makes it seem odd choices of Academy members. Whether it is decided - finally! - to reward the art and beauty as such, free of any any political subtext? We still can not say for sure, but we are certain that in front of unquestionable artistic value of a product as The wire hidden It certainly can not remain indifferent.

Maestoso, impressive - just like all of Anderson's films, moreover - the feature in question is distinguished by the incredible attention to image, for every detail designed to perfection, for the beauty of its colors, costumes, elegant figures in its interior, as well as, above all, for the fine performance by Daniel Day-Lewis, actor-fetish of the filmmaker, Here the actor his last test before finally leave the scene.

And what about the description of the relationship between the protagonist and his wife Alma? A sneaky game, where it is at stake life of the protagonist and where the balance is so fragile that portends the worst at all times. The whole, obviously, yes narrated with pathos, but also with a veiled, needed dose of irony.

We do not know what will be the fate of a movie like The wire hidden During the long awaited award ceremony. Yet we can say loudly that the products so you see them - unfortunately - very few, a sign that an author like Paul Thomas Anderson is always a guarantee. Excellent career closure for the great Daniel Day-Lewis.

marina fears