2019 · 147 min · R

Midsommar

Name: Midsommar
Genre: Horror, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2019
Duration: 147 min
Cast: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Will Poulter, Vilhelm Blomgren

Directed by Ari Aster · Horror, Drama, Mystery

Midsommar (2019) is a Horror film, directed by Ari Aster set in Sweden during the 2010s, in summer. It runs 147 minutes and is rated R.

A psychological horror, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of grief & loss, isolation, and betrayal run throughout.

Composer

Bobby Krlic

Cinematography

Pawel Pogorzelski

Cast

Florence PughJack ReynorWilliam Jackson HarperWill PoulterVilhelm BlomgrenIsabelle GrillGunnel FredEllora Torchia

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Setting

When

Season

Premise & themes

Premise

Psychological Horror

Themes

Grief & Loss Isolation Betrayal

Tone

BleakTenseSurreal Dreamlike

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadFemale LedEnsemble

Pacing

Slow Burn

Based on

Pure Fiction

2015
A Man Called Ove
Sweden — 2010s
Suburbandir. Hannes Holm
1984
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Ohio — 1980s
Suburbandir. Wes Craven
1982
Fanny and Alexander
Sweden — 1900s
Urbandir. Ingmar Bergman
2018
Hereditary
Utah — 2010s
Suburbandir. Ari Aster
2009
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Sweden — 2000s
Island · Ruraldir. Niels Arden Oplev
1957
Wild Strawberries
Stockholm — 1950s
Ruraldir. Ingmar Bergman

Midsommar

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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