Midsommar

Midsommar (2019)

Timing: 2:27 (147 min)

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Release date

2019-07-03

Country

Sweden, United States

Production

Square Peg, B-Reel Films

Genre

Horror, Drama, Mystery

Budget

$9 000 000

Revenue

$48 498 408

Website

https://a24films.com/films/midsommar

Director

Ari Aster

Actors

Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Will Poulter, Vilhelm Blomgren, Isabelle Grill, Gunnel Fred, Ellora Torchia, Archie Madekwe, Henrik Norlén
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Scenario

Ari Aster

Producer

Lars Knudsen, Patrik Andersson, Beau Ferris, Thomas Benski, Fredrik Heinig, Ben Rimmer, Philip Westgren, Pelle Nilsson

Operator

Pawel Pogorzelski

Composer

Bobby Krlic

Artist

Audition

Jessica Kelly, Jeanette Klintberg

Editing

Lucian Johnston
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• Midsummer is a Swedish holiday celebrating the summer solstice (literally, 'mid-summer'). It is celebrated on the Saturday closest to June 19th.
• The director's cut of the film has a runtime of 170 minutes.
• The film initially received an NC-17 rating from the MPAA, but it was changed to R after re-editing. A total of over 30 minutes of scenes were cut.
• The film was inspired by the director's personal experience of a breakup.
• Before filming the movie, the director studied materials relating to ancient rituals and Viking customs.
• According to director Ari Aster, he drew inspiration for the film from the following works: «Scenes from a Marriage», «Dogville», «The Color of Pomegranates», «Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors», «Songs from the Second Floor», «Black Narcissus», «The Tales of Hoffmann», «Save the Green Planet!».
• At the beginning of the film, students are sitting in a bar under a huge copy of the famous photograph of Sophia Loren and Jayne Mansfield.
• Actor Jack Reynor admitted that he got drunk after filming the sex scene he was in.
• Numerous clues and hints about the further development of events can be seen on the wall frescoes. They even include images of rituals described in the screenplay but not included in the theatrical version of the film.
• Midsommar is a midsummer festival (literally) in Sweden, or a summer solstice celebration. It is celebrated on the Saturday closest to June 19th.
• According to director Ari Aster, he drew inspiration for the film from the following works: "Modern Romance", "Scenes from a Marriage", "Dogville", "The Color of Pomegranates", "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors", "Songs from the Second Floor", "Black Narcissus", "The Tales of Hoffmann", and "Save the Green Planet!".