The Return of Joaquin Phoenix: Oscar Buzz for ‘The Master’

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Chris Lee on the actor’s rise out of movie exile and into presumed Oscar glory with ‘The Master.’

Published Sep. 17 2012 4:45AM EDT

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In Paul Thomas Anderson’s searing spiritual drama The Master, Joaquin Phoenix delivers the performance of his career as Freddie Quell, a volatile World War II veteran trying to readjust to civilian life after the horrors of battle.

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The Return of Joaquin Phoenix: Oscar Buzz for ‘The Master’

Chris Lee on the actor’s rise out of movie exile and into presumed Oscar glory with ‘The Master.’

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