Indie films are having a tough time at this summer’s box office, but A24 hopes that Ari Aster’s folk horror movie “Midsommar” changes that. Last summer, Aster’s featur…
What initially sparked the idea for “Midsommar?”
Why are you drawn to broken relationships and broken families, as shown in “Hereditary,” “The Strange Thing About the Johnsons,” and “Munchausen”? The more complicated the shot, the more challenges you run into, but I guess that’s, for me, a thrill in surmounting those challenges. I definitely enjoy long takes where the smallest mistake or the smallest error could ruin the take and you have to start over. Part of the reason for that is because it’s so exciting when you finally get the take that works. There’s something very, very gratifying about seeing that on your monitor and knowing what you have.
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