Mara keeps her former lovers» corpses as living dolls to keep her company but loses her grip further when she gets involved with a female producer. (tubitv.com)
Phantom Thread partially concerns how men mold women to suit their fantasies, ironing out inconvenient strands of personality to arrive at figures who embody living dolls, though it flips that idea on its side to show a woman who does her own molding. (slantmagazine.com)