Vicky Krieps on the feminist Western 'The Dead Don't Hurt' and how she leaves behind past roles

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. For Krieps, the disarmingly natural Luxembourgish actor of “Phantom Thread,”“Corsage” and “Bergman Island,” it’s not a small issue. After struggling in the aftermath of her breakthrough in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Phantom Thread,” in which she starred opposite Daniel Day-Lewis, Krieps found a solution. I think the dialogue is broken between men and women because women learned to hide the wound.” Since 2017's “Phantom Thread," Krieps has emerged as one the movies’ most authentic, instinctive and defiant screen presences. “And I believe inside: They can’t tell me what to do,” says Krieps, smiling.