The Lighthouse (2019)

There is enchantment in the light.

Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

Directed by: Robert Eggers

Written by: Robert Eggers, Max Eggers

Music by: Mark Korven

Starring: Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, Valeriia Karaman, Logan Hawkes, Kyla Nicolle, Shaun Clarke, Pierre Richard, Preston Hudson, Jeff Cruts

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

Released: 2019-10-18

Runtime: 109 minutes

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The Lighthouse (2019): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• Principal photography began on April 9, 2018, and lasted slightly over schedule at 35 days as a result of unforeseen circumstances on set.
• It was shot in black-and-white, with a nearly-square 1.19:1 aspect ratio to express the lighthouse's vertical orientation and isolation of the characters.
• The original idea for The Lighthouse was first articulated at a dinner between director Robert Eggers and his younger brother, Max Eggers.
• The film stars Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson, who approached Eggers independently.
• Pattinson originally met Eggers to discuss a proposal to portray a Victorian socialite in an unrelated project.
• In 2025, the film ranked number 97 on the "Readers' Choice" edition of The New York Times' list of "The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century."
• Principal photography took place in Nova Scotia, Canada, beginning in April 2018 and lasting slightly over a month.
• The Lighthouse had its world premiere on May 19, 2019, in the Directors' Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival, and it was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Atlantic Film Festival in September.
• Mark Korven developed the film's score, evoking the sounds and mythologies of the sea.

Source: Wikipedia

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