Robert Eggers already made Nosferatu (as a teen!): An Obsession with the Past, "narrated" by himself
For all the Egg-heads out there (of which I'm one): his first two films were fascinating, so I wanted to understand what made him tick. I believe I found the answer. Let me know if you agree or disagree with him.
It's too bad he'll probably never make a futuristic/sci-fi movie, because I'd love to see it, even if it derived from past classics.
#roberteggers #thewitch #thelighthouse #thenorthman #nosferatu
SOURCES
Audio only:
The Witch DVD commentary, May 17, 2016
A24 podcast, July 17, 2019
Director’s Cut DGA podcast, Oct 20, 2019
Landmark Theaters Q&A, Oct 27, 2019
Curzon podcast, Jan 31, 2020
Q&A with Gregory Crewdson, May 6, 2020
Team Deakins podcast, Oct 17, 2021
BBC History Extra podcast, Apr 15, 2022
WTF with Marc Maron podcast, Apr 18, 2022
Total Film - Last Picture Show podcast, Apr 19, 2022
Reddit Talk for The Northman, Apr 22, 2022
Writer’s Panel podcast, May 3, 2022
Video and/or audio:
The Witch: Salem panel Q&A
The Witch behind the scenes
Robert Eggers talks The Witch
Robert Eggers wanted The Witch to feel like a nightmare from the past
Robert Eggers and Anya Taylor-Joy talk The Witch
Robert Eggers on making The Lighthouse, full screenwriter’s lecture
Robert Eggers on The Lighthouse and how he creates memories
Robert Eggers talks The Lighthouse and his next film
Robert Eggers on The Lighthouse
Robert Eggers shares his Lighthouse design book
Robert Eggers on preparing Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe for The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse: A dark & stormy tale
The Northman: An ageless epic
The Northman: After the movie
The Northman stays true to ancient Nordic mythology
The Northman: berserker raid breakdown
The Northman: behind the scenes of Alex Skarsgård's Viking epic
The Northman: behind the scenes
Colonial Williamsburg orientation
Comic Con b-roll
When he's done with Nosferatu... I would love to see Eggers tackle Lovecraft head on, not just bits and pieces. Just full on 19th century cosmic horror with the Eggers obsession on details.
Fcking hell yeah. It is good that there is legit not a single good lovecraft movie. Cosmic Horror can not be caputered (like LotR a hundred years ago). If somebody can pull that off, it is him.
Shadow Over Innsmouth would be perfect Starting point. It's never gotten a serious treatment. It is my favorite Lovecraft story. It's encapsulated enough that it would be perfect for a movie but it sets up the pick for the Cthulhu Mythos in general. And the rotting North Shore town is perfect for eggers, I'm from Boston and I know what he means about the new England thing. I feel connected to the past in a way that maybe people from elsewhere don't.
He could really kick ass with a horror anthology series or something in that
I'd love to see a shadow over innsmouth he's perfect for it because he's from New England. I would transfer the town of Innsmouth to Maine instead though.. not to screw with the classic story but I feel like you have a little more leeway geographically if you put it in Maine because the North shore of Boston is very small it's hard to mentally jam it in there if you're from around here but if they came up with the device where it was actually in Maine there's so many little coves and inlets nooks and crannies on that coastline
He doesn't come across as an arrogant ,douchey director he comes across as someone I would like.. Although I used to see Eli Roth at raves , and I liked him. We weren't friends or anything but we were both ravers ( and no I never wore the big stupid pants you can't dance in those things)in the early nineties in Boston and we were friendly with the same groups of people so I bumped into him a couple times and I remember him saying he was going to make movies and I'm like "oh that's great" and im thinking" yeah that will never happen" I want to be a ninja but that ain't happening either but lo and behold, few years later hostel comes out.
Making films in a time period instead of concessions for a contemporary audience. This statement is refreshing & I wish that more directors would follow his directorial example
I like his style of storytelling. I like the themes he addresses in his movies. My favorite painting periods are the Baroque and Romanticism. To me, he captures the aura of those styles. Absolutely magnificent.
This video is amazing man. Please make a full length documentary about Eggers. I'd totally watch that shit
Thank you! Maybe I will one day after he's made a few more movies. You might enjoy my other Eggers video explaining what I think The Lighthouse is ultimately about.👍 kzhead.info/sun/ls-OYM1vj6qbg6s/bejne.htmlsi=iUPf_Em1qg-lNUbi
@@WayTooClose Yeah I watched a few of your newest vids. Will take a look at that one thanks :)
I saw his version of Nosferatu at the Edwin Booth Theater in Dover NH, EVERY week it ran (my friends and I went every weekend because it was so good). I am so excited for this movie!
That's really cool!
I usually cant stand hearing people talk about their art but i really like him
Alright two things I want him to tackle after Nosferatu. The story of Beowulf. He's already made a Viking movie, he should be able to make another. The second one is stories set in the Medieval Era.
This video is really well made! I honestly have no watched Eggers films yet but i have SUCH a fascination with them. Someday i want to become a director and after this vid it motivates me a lot to do so. He has an interesting way of making movies and it’s great from the stuff i’ve researched about him
That's awesome. Yes, he's intense when it comes to historical accuracy. IMO, the Witch and the Lighthouse are among the best movies of the century so far. So I'm very much looking forward to his upcoming Nosferatu.
@@WayTooClose yeah it seems like it'll be really interesting! I want to watch his stuff beforehand but man, I am so interested in his stuff even without seeing his movies. I feel like The Lighthouse will be one of my favorites but who knows 🤷♂
@@MaMaaannnn it's definitely worth checking them out. 👍
He should have done the exorcist hes a visionary genius witch and northman are masterpieces with little cgi
Great edit Travis. Makes me want to rewatch all Eggers' films.
Thanks! I feel like I know him now (or at least the working facet of his personality).
Thank you for putting the sources of all the commentary.
also, great video. i never watched his interviews, now im really interested in them.
@@yidavv he's a super interesting guy. Very cerebral.
@@WayTooClose what books would you reccomend to read about him?
@@yidavv I'm not sure. I haven't read any books on him. It's still early in his career, but I found these two on Amazon that look good: a.co/d/41IXZQo a.co/d/7Sx0Wn8
@@WayTooClose my mistake. I asked this question while watching a kubrick video of yours, i meant if you had any books about kubrick. 😅
Awesome!
Watch the last voyage of the Demeter
Fantastic! Thanks
This was awesome.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic video
Thanks. I can't wait for his Nosferatu! 🧛
@@WayTooClose I’m extremely excited! I just found your video because I was looking for more videos of him talking about it.
Judging from the description, I'm guessing you weren't a huge The Northman fan? I admit to not loving it as much as his first two, but I still really like it. I'm hoping Nosferatu is on the level of his first two
You are correct sir! But I think his first two features are among the best films of this century, so he set the bar for himself really high. IMO The Northman is good, but not great. I have high hopes for Nosferatu.🧛♂️ 🦇
@@WayTooClose Yeah, I'm hoping Nosferatu will be among his best since he's been wanting to do it forever. I wonder if The Northman is lesser because he didn't have final cut; it pains me to consider there may have been a better cut the studio didn't let him release. If only the same fanaticism that existed for other directors existed for Eggers. Hopefully one day the mainstream audience recognizes him as the great artist he is
@@gregorydavidson2744 yeah, I think the Northman suffered from a few issues, like you said with him not having final cut, and also the biggest budget, and therefore the most pressure, he ever faced. There were also some pandemic restrictions that caused problems (not of his making, but they're there).