Yes, Daniel Day-Lewis' Infamous Method Acting Style Is Just Like You've Heard, According to His Son

"Situated above Ronan Day-Lewis, the writer/director of " Anemone" and son of Rebecca Miller and the film's star Daniel Day-Lewis, in his apartment is a painting of a luminescent creature you'll meet in the film during a particularly dreamy sequence. Day-Lewis, 27, is a painter himself, having shown work in New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and beyond. He spoke to me over Zoom from his place in New York, where he just premiered " Anemone " at the New York Film Festival."

"The drama stars Daniel Day-Lewis, who came out of retirement for his first film role since Paul Thomas Anderson's "Phantom Thread" (2017) to specifically help his son get his directing debut off the ground, as a former English soldier who served during the Troubles of Northern Ireland - deployed to neutralize conflict between the IRA and paramilitary groups - and is haunted by his memories."

"Twenty years prior to the present day of the movie, Ray Stoker (Day-Lewis) abandoned his family to live off the grid in a hut in the woods after a scarring incident during the conflict, which pitted Catholics against Protestants within Northern Ireland, and union loyalists against republicans. He's also evolved into an alcoholic recluse who can barely take care of himself due to traumas he shared with his brother Jem (Sean Bean) at the literal hands of a Catholic priest."

Ronan Day-Lewis wrote and directed Anemone and displays a painting of a luminescent creature featured in a dream sequence. Daniel Day-Lewis returned from retirement to play Ray Stoker, a former English soldier haunted by trauma from the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Ray abandoned his family two decades earlier and became an alcoholic recluse after abuse shared with his brother Jem at the hands of a Catholic priest. Jem, now married to Ray's former girlfriend and raising Ray's son, seeks to bring Ray back to the city and intervene in his son's military troubles. Filming took place in Wales and Manchester, and the film premiered at the New York Film Festival, positioning the performance for awards season.

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