For brutal action with humanity and history behind it, watch The Northman and be amazed – and remember the most classic dramas in literature and history: “I will avenge you, Father…I will save you , Mother… I will kill you, Fjolnir.” The mantra is repeated through the clenched teeth of a muscular Norseman in one … Read more
Vikings with muscles covered in a thick layer of hemoglobin. Hallucinated visions mixing psychotropics and paganism. Heroes guided by a destiny whose name is vengeance. This is the journey that director Robert Eggers offers us in his new film The Northman. After exploring the myth of the witch in early settler America with the excellent … Read more
REVIEW / FILM REVIEW – Alexander Skarsgård embarks on a bloody revenge in “The Northman”, superb new feature film by Robert Eggers inspired by Nordic sagas. The Vikings in the spotlight Although the nordic universe is quite present in other mediums (the series vikingsvideo games Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and God of War: Ragnarok), we can’t … Read more
After “The Witch” and “The Lighthouse”, Robert Eggers delves into Scandinavian legend to adapt “Hamlet”. A story of revenge whose universe and spectacular staging convinced some of the critics of the “Mask”, while the other points to a visual and script collapse. Actor Alexander Skarsgård as Amlet in ‘The Northman’ © 2022 FOCUS FEATURES The … Read more
Author of The Witch (2016), on the witch hunt in 17th century Virginia, and The Lighthouse (2019), Robert Eggers is one of the most talented American directors of the moment. He confirms it with The Northman which comes out on Wednesday May 11, a 9th century Viking film unlike any we have ever seen. In … Read more