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| gross = $48 million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |title=Midsommar (2019) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt8772262/ |url-status=live |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |publisher=[[IMDb]] |access-date=October 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812144122/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ariastorhorror.htm |archive-date=August 12, 2019}}</ref>
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'''''Midsommar''''' is a 2019 [[folk horror]]
A [[Co-production (media)|co-production]] between the United States and Sweden, ''Midsommar'' was initially pitched to Aster as a straightforward [[slasher film]] set among Swedish cultists. While elements of the original concept remain in the final product, the finished film focuses on a deteriorating relationship inspired by a difficult breakup experienced by Aster himself. The [[Midsommar (soundtrack)|film's soundtrack]], composed by the British electronic musician [[The Haxan Cloak|Bobby Krlic]], takes inspiration from [[Nordic folk music]]. The film was predominantly [[Location shooting|shot on location]] within the [[Budapest metropolitan area]] of [[Hungary]], from July to October 2018.<ref>{{cite web|website=Giggster|url=https://giggster.com/guide/movie-location/where-was-midsommar-filmed#:~:text=Midsommar%20went%20into%20production%20on,of%20the%20stunning%20landscapes%20worldwide.|access-date=14 July 2024|title=Where was Midsommar filmed?|quote=Midsommar went into production on July 30, 2018, and filming wrapped in October of that year. The movie was shot in various locations, taking advantage of the stunning landscapes worldwide. Most of the scenes were filmed in and around Budapest, Hungary, which provided a picturesque and almost ethereal backdrop for the movie.}}</ref>
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At the commune, they meet Simon and Connie, a British couple who were invited by Pelle's commune-brother Ingemar. Ingemar offers the group [[psilocybin mushroom|psychedelic mushrooms]]. Dani has a [[bad trip]] and hallucinates about her dead family. The day after their arrival, the group witnesses an ''[[ättestupa]]'' ceremony, whereby two elders commit suicide by jumping off a cliff onto the rocks below. When one of the elders survives, the commune members mimic his wails of pain before crushing his head with a mallet. The commune elder, Siv, attempts to calm Connie and Simon by explaining that every member does this at the age of 72, which is considered a great honor.
Christian also decides to write his thesis on the Hårga commune, irritating Josh. Dani is disturbed by the ceremonies, but Pelle convinces her to stay. He explains that he, too, was orphaned after his parents perished in a fire, and the commune became his new family. He questions Dani over whether she feels supported by Christian. Connie and Simon demand to leave and are individually driven to a nearby train station. During his thesis research, Christian is told that outsiders are sometimes brought into the commune for "mating" purposes to avoid incest. He is encouraged to participate but refuses. After unwittingly urinating on a [[sacred tree]], Mark is lured away by one of the female commune members. That night, Josh sneaks out of bed to take illicit photographs of sacred texts. He is caught by a half-naked man wearing Mark's skinned face and is bludgeoned to death.
The following day, Dani and Christian are pressured into drinking a hallucinogenic tea. Dani wins a [[maypole]] dancing competition and is crowned [[May Queen]]. Christian drinks the hallucinogenic tea and is coerced into a sex ritual to impregnate Maja, a 15-year-old member of the Hårga, while older nude female members watch and mimic Maja's moans. Dani witnesses the ritual and has a [[panic attack]]. She is surrounded by the commune's women, who mimic her cries of despair. After the ritual, a naked Christian attempts to flee. He discovers Josh's severed leg planted in a flowerbed and a barely alive Simon on display in a barn, having been made into a [[blood eagle]]. An elder blows a powder in Christian's face, paralyzing him.
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Ahead of filming the drug use scenes, Reynor said that the cast discussed their own experiences with psychedelic mushrooms.<ref name=":3" /> On her breakdown scene with the Hårga, Pugh commended the other women involved, saying they "made this scene possible" as she typically struggles to cry on camera. She reflected: "I knew I would never be so open and so raw and so exhausted like I was that day ever again".<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Sharf |first1=Zack |date=2021-03-10 |title=Florence Pugh Pens Tribute to the 'Midsommar' Sisterhood that Emerged After Breakdown Scene |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/03/florence-pugh-most-terrifying-midsommar-acting-moment-1234622801/ |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=IndieWire |language=en |archive-date=July 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716225421/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/03/florence-pugh-most-terrifying-midsommar-acting-moment-1234622801/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The sex scene between Christian and Maja was filmed on the final day.<ref name=":7" /> Reynor said he spent time attempting to boost morale among the extras involved, none of whom spoke English, including Isabelle Grill (who plays Maja) who was appearing in her first feature film role. He reflected that he felt male nudity was unusual for a horror film, where female nudity is more typical. He said that he "advocated for as much full-frontal nudity as possible, I really wanted to embrace the feeling of being exposed and the humiliation of this character. And I felt really, really vulnerable, more than I had actually even anticipated".
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For ''[[The A.V. Club]]'', A. A. Dowd stated that the film "rivals ''Hereditary'' in the cruel shock department", and labelled it a "B+ effort".<ref name="avc">{{Cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/midsommar-is-a-deranged-and-funny-folk-horror-nightm-1835707585 |last=Dowd |first=A. A. |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=June 20, 2019 |access-date=June 20, 2019 |title=''Midsommar'' Is a Deranged (and Funny!) Folk-Horror Nightmare from the Director of ''Hereditary'' |archive-date=June 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621004652/https://film.avclub.com/midsommar-is-a-deranged-and-funny-folk-horror-nightm-1835707585 |url-status=live }}</ref> Writing for [[Inverse (website)|''Inverse'']], Eric Francisco commented that the film feels "like a victory lap after ''Hereditary''", and that Aster "takes his sweet time to lull viewers into his clutches ... But like how the characters experience time, its passage is a vague notion." He described the film as "a sharp portrayal of [[gaslighting]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/57242-midsommar-review-ari-aster-second-horror-movie-after-hereditary-shines-with-dar|title='Midsommar' Review: An Unnerving Summer Horror Where the Sun Never Sets|last=Francisco|first=Eric|website=[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]]|date=July 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-07-01|archive-date=July 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701181102/https://www.inverse.com/article/57242-midsommar-review-ari-aster-second-horror-movie-after-hereditary-shines-with-dar|url-status=live}}</ref> Richard Brody of ''[[The New Yorker]]'' said that the film "is built on such a void of insight and experience, such a void of character and relationships, that even the first level of the house of narrative cards can't stand." He added, "In the end, the subject of ''Midsommar'' is as simple as it is regressive: lucky Americans, stay home."<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/midsommar-reviewed-ari-asters-backwards-horror-story-of-an-american-couple-in-sweden|title="Midsommar," Reviewed: Ari Aster's Backwards Horror Story of an American Couple in Sweden|last=Brody|first=Richard|magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |date=2019-07-08|access-date=2019-07-09|language=en|issn=0028-792X|archive-date=July 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709074334/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/midsommar-reviewed-ari-asters-backwards-horror-story-of-an-american-couple-in-sweden|url-status=live}}</ref> Emma Madden in ''[[The Guardian]]'' criticised the film for its [[Disability in horror films|depiction of disabled characters]] as "monstrous" and argued that it resurrects harmful horror film tropes of [[ableism]] and [[eugenics]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Madden |first=Emma |date=2019-07-10 |title=Midsommar's ableism resurrects the dark history of eugenics-inspired horror |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jul/10/midsommars-ableism-resurrects-the-dark-history-of-eugenics-inspired-horror-ari-aster |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en |archive-date=October 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004095655/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jul/10/midsommars-ableism-resurrects-the-dark-history-of-eugenics-inspired-horror-ari-aster |url-status=live }}</ref>
Tomris Laffly of [[RogerEbert.com]] rated the film 4 out of 4 stars, describing it as a "terrifically juicy, apocalyptic cinematic sacrament that dances around a fruitless relationship in dizzying circles".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Laffly |first1=Tomris |date=2019-07-01 |title=Midsommar 2019 |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/midsommar-2019 |access-date=10 September 2022 |website=[[RogerEbert.com]]|archive-date=September 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910033906/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/midsommar-2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> A [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|''Vanity Fair'']] article from December 2019 reflecting on the [[History of horror films|2010s in horror films]] argued that ''Midsommar'' was part of a trend of "[[elevated horror]]
===Accolades===
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