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- Robert Houston Eggers is an American filmmaker and production designer. He is best known for writing and directing the historical horror films The Witch (2015) and The Lighthouse (2019), as well as directing and co-writing the historical fiction epic film The Northman (2022). His films are noted for their folkloric elements, as well as his efforts to ensure historical authenticity.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bonitao
- SpouseAlexandra Shaker(? - present)
- RelativesMax Eggers(Sibling)
- Often casts a model in a brief but noticeable role as a magical creature.
- Period pieces inspired by folklore from the locations the story is set in.
- Finishes his films with a close-up of the main character experimenting ecstasy while staring to a light font.
- All of his films are shot by cinematographer Jarin Blaschke.
- Frequent use of longtakes.
- While attending high school he directed a production of Nosferatu, and also designed the sets.
- His favorite movies include The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), Nosferatu (1922), Andrei Rublev (1966), Persona (1966), The Elephant Man (1980), The Treasure of Sierra Madre (1948), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Apocalypse Now (1979), Seven Samurai (1954), and Fitzcarraldo (1982).
- [on The Lighthouse (2019)] You can build a sense of momentum in the scene when you do a long oner. It captures a kind of energy if it's done right. And certainly there are things about the cinematic language of this movie that are referencing old cinema. Not necessarily with any specific films in mind, but the handmade feeling, the way the camera operating is sometimes a bit off.
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