Midsommar
2019
7.8
Midsommar

'Midsommar' trivia and fun facts

International cast

The only American actor in the film is William Jackson Harper. The main character, Florence Pugh, is British, while Jack Reynor is Irish (although he was born in Colorado). Will Poulter is British, and all the other supporting actors are Swedish, British, or Hungarian.

From one success to another

Right after the release of the previous Aster's film, 'Hereditary', the production of this new movie was announced.

Breaking the rules of the genre

Despite the overused resource of using darkness and night scenes in horror movies, 'Midsommar' take place enterely during the day.

Visual References

Ari Aster's visual references for his upcoming Scandinavian folk horror are Black Narcissus (1947), Hard to be a God (2013), Macbeth (1971), and Tess (1979).

Pure terror this time

The director Ari Aster tried since the beggining to make 'Hereditary' like more of a family drama so, from his point of view, this should be his first horror movie.

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