Director Robert Eggers He is all about historical accuracy in his films with his latest film, NorthmanAnd the which occurred during the tenth century in Iceland. It wasn’t a random choice of setting, but rather something inspired by a vacation he took to Iceland in 2016. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Eggers sheds some light on how the trip spawned the saga of Revenge of the Vikings:
“It was the first time I became interested in Old Norse culture… Northman He was born on that journey.”
On that vacation, Eggers met Björk, a singer-songwriter known for her experimental and techno albums. appears in Northman In a brief but intimidating role. In addition, she introduced Eggers to Sjón, a poet and novelist who would later co-write the screenplay for him Northman Together with Eggers. The director also met some historical experts in Iceland, whom he consulted while making the film:
“There were people in the living history and experimental archeology communities who worked on the movie…people who basically became Vikings on the weekends…we had two really great Viking swordsmen create a fighting style that you didn’t have” that we haven’t seen in a movie. From before “.
The film is a revenge saga in which the main character, Amleth, witnesses the murder of his father at the hands of his uncle. Then Amleth’s uncle takes over his father’s kingdom, a birthright that he vows to take back while avenging his father’s death. It’s a very similar plot village And other stories inspired by it, such as the king lion, But what sets it apart from the crowd is Iger’s stunning cinematography (along with some good old-fashioned graphic violence). The film features many strange Viking rituals that are as beautiful as they are disturbing. Eggers ensured these were historically accurate by reading some nonfiction books on Viking culture and was even able to bring their authors in to consult for the film. Egger recalled that they were “excited to see what they had imagined coming to life in their entire lives.”
The principal also admits that he had a poster for Conan the Barbarian In his bedroom as a child, a movie was partly an inspiration Northman:
There are a few occasional nods to Conan… It was an important movie for me as a kid, for sure… It was hard to escape.”
Robert Eggers is best known for his work on historical dramas
Robert Eggers is also known for directing and writing the witchHistorical drama during the Puritan settlement of New England. This movie starred Anya Taylor-Joy and garnered widespread recognition for her role as a young woman accused of being a witch. Eggers similarly directed and co-wrote The lighthouse alongside his brother. This psychological horror film has Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe stuck in a lighthouse together on a barren, secluded island. Iger’s next movie will be nosferatu, with Bill Skarsgård playing the titular vampire. The release date of the movie has not yet been announced.
Northman It premiered on April 22, 2022. It is directed by Robert Eggers, who co-wrote the screenplay with Sjón. It is distributed by Focus Features and stars Alexander Skarsgard, Nicole Kidman, Clees Pang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, and Willem Dafoe. Currently, it can be streamed on Prime Video.