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Very Bergman-esque

posted 8 years ago by Painbow
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Reminded me a lot of Hour of the Wolf as well as Shame (even the Virgin Spring).

Fantastic atmosphere and ceepy tone throughout.

I also liked the ambiguity; the fact that she could have been a witch from the start (hence their banishing) or that could have been pure coincidence and she's recruited after this. Then of course there's the possibility that she isnt a eitch at all and has just eaten some poisonous corn and hallucinated her way through murdering her entire family.

Not a perfect movie but very good.

[–] tenantennae 8 years ago

Clearly I need to watch some more of his movies. I'll check out the ones you listed.

[–] Painbow 8 years ago

I think Eggers referenced Bergman's "Cries & Whispers" as a direct influence for this film but you can clearly see other Bergman films in there.

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[–] tenantennae 8 years ago

Which Bergman film would say you say is closest to being horror?

[–] Painbow 8 years ago

Probably Hour of the Wolf.

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[–] [deleted] 8 months ago

Eggers is a big Bergman fan. He has listed Hour of the Wolf & Cries and Whispers as two of his favorite horror films.

Hour of the Wolf's influence can be seen on his second feature film The Lighthouse also.