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«Midsommar, a horror festival

«Midsommar, a horror festival

With «Midsommar», director Ari Aster reinvents the codes of the genre by setting his horror film under the Swedish midsummer sun. Color, drugs and Nordic songs are the order of the day for this entry into a Swedish cult.
How about a flight to Ibiza?

How about a flight to Ibiza?

A delightfully tacky opening credits sequence, in big, bold yellow letters, with a deliberately over-the-top vibe. A sudden transition from the sunny opening credits to the city in the rain. The dialogue is just as lighthearted, but no one can deny that it’s funny: «Have a nice day! – Yeah, yeah, I almost threw up» (when Philippe gets out of the car driven by his wife). Or, even better: «Watch out, kids, the sun’s mean here» (when they arrive in Ibiza).