Every day, AlloCiné recommends a film to (re)watch on TV. Tonight: proof, if any more were needed, that Daniel Day-Lewis is a cinema legend.
Eight years after Magnolia, brilliantly brought to the screen by Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore and Philip Seymour Hoffman, director Paul Thomas Anderson signed the best film of his career: There Will Be Blood.
Released in theaters in 2008, this feature film tells the story of the quest for oil in the United States in the 1900s, and the vices that a fortune based on this resource can bring. We follow Daniel Plainview, a lawless prospector.
And the least we can say is that There Will Be Blood benefits from a top-notch cast: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln), Paul Dano (The Batman), Russell Harvard (Fargo), Kevin J . O’Connor (Peggy Sue Got Married), or Ciarán Hinds (Belfast). Besides, did you know that Robert Pattinson almost starred in this masterpiece?
Daniel Day-Lewis wins a third Oscar
Daniel Day-Lewis breaks the screen in this role of misanthropic prospector. Moreover, it is one of the last roles of the British actor who suddenly stopped his career in 2017, after his stunning performance in Lincoln by Steven Spielberg (Oscar, BAFTA Awards, as well as Golden Globe for best actor) .
For his role in There Will Be Blood, the immense actor also hit hard. Indeed, he has won awards at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA Awards, but also at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. In total, Daniel Day-Lewis has received three Oscars and thirteen awards from twenty-six nominations.
And after eight years of absence from the cinema, one question remains unanswered: will he one day make his return? One thing is certain, we will not soon forget his performance in There Will Be Blood, as confirmed by the words of Internet users:
“Daniel Day-Lewis did not steal his Oscar and dominates the film with his charisma” (A visitor)
“Daniel Day-Lewis is impeccable, he gives us a great composition and brings his character to life” (B-Lyndon)
“Daniel Day-Lewis incomparable in a tailor-made role” (7th review)
“The casting offers us the great acting performance of Daniel Day-Lewis, excellent in this thankless role of a hateful fighter thirsting for success” (Alain D.)
“An immense Daniel Day-Lewis at the service of a work whose production is close to Kubrickian perfection” (NewBoorn)
Tonight on Arte at 9:00 p.m.
