“We’re drawing from actual Swedish traditions ... note: Mild spoilers for Midsommar follow.] That desire to be respectful of the real customs out of which the fictional Hårga are built ...

Midsommar” nonetheless seems engineered to draw fiercely polarized reactions. In truth, it’s neither the masterpiece nor the disaster that the film’s most vocal viewers are bound to claim.

Per Polygon, Aster spoke at the Brooklyn Alamo Drafthouse, and explained his thought process in creating the culture of Midsommar. He said: It’s a stew. We’re drawing from actual Swedish ...

Midsommar' filmmaker Ari Aster's sophomore ... Pelle asks Dani, fully knowing the answer and drawing her further into the Harga. There is the direct reading of this, but also a secondary one ...

Over the next two years, Krlic composed music to the script itself before a single shot was lensed on Midsommar, drawing from influences as disparate as classic Disney animated films, the ...

The costumes in "Midsommar" are brimming with colorful embroidery ... which many of the villagers wear) or drawing it on yourself with a sharpie. Finish things off with a pair of white cloth ...

Midsommar, on the other hand ... The movie received widespread acclaim upon its release, drawing particular praise for Pugh’s central performance, Aster’s tight grip on the dreadful tone, ...

Cults and high-control groups aren’t always strange social clubs that pop up and then draw in followers from ... from Hereditary director Ari Aster, Midsommar feels like it was made on a dare.