Ari Aster on HEREDITARY [Includes Spoilers] | TIFF 2018

[@scampoli25]

"So tell me about your mother" That's a hilarious ice breaker

[@Kanjo_Bazooie]

Dude that cracked me up

[@galacticpopcorn9981]

Bro needed an immediate therapy session after the ending of the film LMAO

[@muanjoca]

Even more so now after “Beau Is Afraid” 😂

[@Jays-ug9bd]

kinda made me uncomfortable. he says “yea shes great” but i don’t believe it for a goddamn second. all of his work is revolved around fucked up family shit especially with mother and son. i feel like you got to have personal experience to write something as powerful as ari does. if he truly has a good relationship with his mother thats even more impressive tho cuz how the fuck can u explore that dynamic so much so perfectly

[@Whaylie]

26:25 I totally noticed this in Hereditary (on my fourth or fifth watch) that when characters aren't scared but instead in true emotional suffering the soundtrack and visual character to the movie flourishes, the best example being when the father breaks down in his car in an intersection midway through the film and the score hits a major chord in the trumpets heard in the end track of the movie "Reborn," that moment being the truest suffering in the entire movie because the father is being punished for no error of his own whatsoever. The movie really does seem to rejoice in suffering inflicted upon innocents, in that sense it truly is "evil."

[@delko000]

like the end theme of midsommar

[@akumasnowofficial]

What a brilliant human being, I just wanna be his friend and talk to him all the time. So fascinating, amazing film cant wait to see it again!

[@freedo333]

I'm no filmmaker. Im a 51 year old truck loader. I can grok why Mr Aster was fascinated by "The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover". I wrote a paper in college about it. When it came out. I can see how Heredity was influenced by it. Both are great flicks but hard to watch. Both are mean (I mean that in a positive way), both are visually sumptuous & both are small scale stories presented in an epic way.

[@evawoods5412]

‘ I’d like to think that as they were suffering the movie was smiling . ‘ I think this perfectly depicted this movie, it captured the essence and ambiance of it perfectly.

[@Sophx3004]

To say its not "horror' is INSANE... there is literally a scene of the mother chopping off her own head and blood spewing onto the ground.. if thats not horror than what is

[@uNkLeRaRa4]

Right!? 😆

[@thomastakeshita4979]

If I were to invent a new genre to classify this movie I think I would cal it "terror"

[@Lola-Yo]

I thought he was referring to The cook the thief…

[@delko000]

It's psychological drama with a hint of supernatural on top

[@Jays-ug9bd]

@@thomastakeshita4979yes perfect

[@cascojeronimo]

I think that we have a filmmaker with a clear vision, maybe the guy is just a little weird and when he talks it sounds weird. But that's because he wanna explain things in the best way possible, and I think Hereditary is a masterpiece, is atmospheric, tense, bizarre but in a good way. Family sometimes can be so dark, and we escape from that. So we hide, and we cannot see the whole thing.

[@PYMGUS]

Jerónimo Casco he has a stutter

[@benedictusowenwijaya9702]

Its just how he speaks, pretty nervous for a young director.

[@weasley2o13]

Where was he weird...?

[@MH-yu7gw]

What he said about fitting the movie into the horror genre for it to be more acceptable was awesome.

[@jakegetscake4672]

Love this dudes movies he’s so intelligent and one of the best directors right now. Hard to believe he’s gonna go away from horror for a few movies but probably for the best also he must get so tired of people asking him if he’s okay. It’s a movie not real

[@targetdemographic1257]

The people asking those questions understand that movies aren’t real. The way he depicts trauma/drama in his films suggest personal experience.

[@crispychicken2003]

@Frank DiMarco you don't need to express yourself well to be intelligent. Besides, he's doing better than most people who have to speak in front of a huge crowd, while on camera

[@amorpaz1]

@Frank DiMarco I don’t think you’re particularly intelligent

[@Caesar13ism]

Among the best horror films I've ever seen. The fascinating thing to me is, the film doesn't cover "new" themes, in a way that's become impossible in horror. But, it presents these ideas in such original ways, the film is totally unique.

[@Psyxic_Crimes]

Very subjective, but I classify it as the greatest horror film ever made.

[@thomastakeshita4979]

The point about "the film knows what it's moving towards" is so spot on. The main reason I found the movie so fucking disturbing (other than the excruciatingly believable performances) is that I always knew in some sense what was about to go down. The movies title is the only thing you really need to put it all together from the very start. Hereditary diseases come to mind, and you understand that this is something that is going to follow this family, regardless of their own actions. You may not immediately understand the very nature of the hell that is unfolding, but you can feel the inevitableness of it from the very start. Even as soon as you've read the obituary text from the beginning. And this is such a distilled version of the epic impact a great horror movie can elicit. At least to me. I wouldn't classify the movie as horror though. Terror seems far more fitting.

[@KarlMarxhaswifi]

Ari Aster explaining why he made the Johnson's is so fucking punk rock

[@skyborax5159]

The interviewer sounds traumatized

[@rockrboy]

Great interviewer, I might add. Great questions, and a great understanding of the audience's questions for the subject.

[@cchristianjeremy]

2:06 the way the interviewer asked those set of questions had me laughing hahaha

[@walkergoff3127]

Hereditary is a FUCKING MASTERPIECE. The score, the leitmotif color pallettes, the direction and cinematography, the acting. Everything is brilliant. It's replaced the Blackcoat's Daughter as my favorite horror film. This film I felt addressed a lot of important philosophical questions as well, especially reality vs. representation, personal responsibility and accountability, the limits of subjectivity at the boundary of collective enterprise, and the supernatural hermeneutic vs. the psychological (could it all be in Annie's head while building her little miniatures?), etc. Or she's just fucking nuts with DID and Schizophrenia. Your films are so realistic in execution, but they still leave a lot of room for theoretical ambiguity and hermeneutical license.

[@AgonyAutie]

Nice to have DID thrown in as a horror motif …yet again … Loved the film. Conflicted at how my mental illness is represented

[@Terry-Cybil]

Ari's short films are something else as well.

[@joshuasingh9583]

I watched one today all I gotta say is....

[@hannahm9671]

Yes !! Esp beau!!

[@hannahsackin2146]

i loved c'est la vie and as trauamatic as it was... the strange things about the johnsons was really good

[@Player6576_]

The Turtle's head is a perfect dark comedy mixed with good body horror as well

[@AVspectre]

Ooohhh… gonna check these out!

[@hannahsackin2146]

hes much younger than i thought (only 33). so accomplished and an ABSOLUTE genius.

[@retisonic]

a slow descent into hell, literally. He made a classic that is beyond frightening, stayed with you like a dark cloud for years...shadows in rooms look worse than ever now...

[@JESSEXTO]

And to think it was his FIRST film!

[@colincampbell3199]

When you say literally, you mean figuratively.

[@tk-im9gm]

interviewer looks like a character from one of his movies

[@eversosleight]

This is probably my favorite horror, suspense, drama and maybe my favorite film ever. I've watched this four or five times and it only gets better with each viewing. Dialogue is spectacular and the actors all do fantastic.

[@RoseBudzArt]

Also the strange thing about the Johnsons....fucking blew my mind. Insane how uncomfortable it was ...but shows how genius ari is...

[@pacochuquiure5459]

The movie speaks about the trauma that mental health and bipolar disorder can create within a family, and also about the fear to speak about it out of the family circle. Literature refers that "hell" is living in madness, and around ancient communities there is a common knowledge that insanity is a somewhat work of the devil. I figure that the director has had some kind of relation to one of these issues but he is not comfortable enough to adress the topic during the interview. The movie is very powerful.

[@malex4321]

I really love the influence from the film “IN THE BEDROOM”. That film really stuck with me as well. I feel the similarity between Franks death scene from ITBR. It shook me to the core. Charlie’s death comes a close second! And to see how her death brings to the surface an already fractured family dynamic is just amazing! I am so impressed with this director!!! Can’t wait to see his next film.

[@crieverytim]

So glad to hear this influence confirmed. I felt the same way.

[@cascojeronimo]

malex4321 which is in the preproduction stage and will be called 'Midsommer'

[@PYMGUS]

Can’t wait for midsommar it’s supposedly about a break up and it’s gonna unfold like hereditary, as per Ari’s words he said devolve into something more sinister, with a weird Swedish cult or something but he also said there are no supernatural elements and instead a generous amount of psychedelia. He also said this will be his last movie for a long time in the somewhat horror/thriller/drama genre :(

[@brynleyjones2674]

When will interviewers stop treating ari like some serial killer. He's a story teller. Get real

[@danielwieten8617]

I feel so bad for him here. You can tell he’s hella uncomfortable, like he’s punching the words out of his mouth. Anyway, Hereditary changed my life and is one of my favorite films of all time, of any genre. No other film has “not let me off the hook” or bothered me more, in the best way.

[@Armond2013]

Watching him talk makes me more nervous than the movie did.

[@saloksingh7]

The interviewer asked very good questions.

[@socialistcatdad]

Seen this movie 5 times its fucking Brilliant. Equally strong as a dark family drama, and a horror/thriller.

[@111olorin]

Thank god someone mentioned the score UGH amazing

[@cmamet.m6526]

What a brilliant and humble guy ...

[@buzzbeats8245]

Honesty and modesty has proven to work and get you miles ahead in this world Ari is a perfect example of this!

[@マシュードーラン]

His films stick with me for a long time and so many others so I get it! I truly do! He’s an absolute genius and he gets the horror genre so well!

[@RoseBudzArt]

I think this one of the most incredible movies I've ever seen I truly believe ari aster is the most unique and talented man when it comes to the horror genre.

[@aerialtaprootanalysis6117]

he fascinates me, his work, what he can come up with, he is a genius.

[@guitawrizt]

*_The most effective Horror Film I've ever seen because it had a 'Story' behind it._*

[@natashabury-wilder4337]

I've seen this movie so many times and it never gets less scary. Always Gets under my skin. I love ari

[@frankiecruz8699]

I wish there was a prequel to hereditary. How ellen becomes queen and how she tried to use her son as the vesael for pagan and how and why ellen's husband committed suicide. And then cut to ellen being pushed away from having any contact with peter the first born son of annie and when charlie is born cut to next scence where ellen is breast feeding her grandchild charlie cut scene zooming out of baby closeup sucking nipple as ellen slowly looks up to camera with an evil grin then black screen with director name.

[@deadkennedy210]

all the people with their nerdy filmmaker questions

[@PalomitasConFanta]

Ha sido un absoluto descubrimiento, esta película, este director. Esta semana empiezo a subir reviews sobre esta película, y sobre su obra a mi canal. Me parece fascinante. Gracias

[@RB-mq6em]

Absolutely shat myself at this film.

[@dannyyspencerr]

yo!! stretch the microphone a little bit away from your face!! haha Ari is kind of soft spoken and you're like screaming into the mic so the volume is wacky

[@Kanjo_Bazooie]

2 years later, its not that bad.

[@lorello7373]

someone: ''how are you ari?'' Ari: ''i mean....it's great....''

[@kays7292]

man i love this dude he sounds like david cross but i love this dude

[@manuterrors]

Ari saying he wanted us to resent the movie is perfect. i hated hereditary for 2 years for what it made me feel and now i can appreciate it as one of the best horror movies ever (and my favorite)

[@hauntedhose]

Who cares about A24?! Ask him about where his intention was at during the directing of the Toni Collette breakdown scene !!! “ oh Charlie!!!!!! It hurtssss it hurts noooooo!!!!!” 20:12 great question !!! The interviews with him NEVER TALK about the awesome supernatural sequences either !!! Let me interview Ari ! I got a list of remarks and compliments.....scene by scene why I loved them and Why he is the MOST IMPORTANT filmmaker to watch imo.... 🥺

[@walkergoff3127]

And yeah definitely the use of sound to drive home the ultimate destiny of the characters. Many hoof noises, war drum sounds, etc. I'll try not to spoil why for anyone who hasn't seen it.

[@Nikolai12]

does anybody else find it weird that he actually studied demons and rituals and actually included a a demon spirit that people actually believe in irl? I know he had to do research, but damn

[@tonywords6713]

Howard Hims that makes no sense. If they were unaffected wouldn’t that mean they don’t have spiritual protection? Either way it’s just a movie doing what movies do best. When jaws came out everyone was afraid to go in the water. That doesn’t mean there were actually sharks in all the lakes and swimming pools.

[@toddjohnson271]

Totally unique...but there were influences of Rosemary's baby and Fallen (denzel washington) in it.

[@d4mdcykey]

This film was a brilliant tour de force without question, but I honestly and sadly could not finish this interview. For whatever strange reason the interviewers mic *WAS WAY FREAKIN LOUDER* by a factor of three. I am at a loss as to how someone did not remedy this in-process but....oh well, I'll just unfortunately have to look for an interview with this amazing Director _elsewhere_

[@leem9327]

Bill is such a boss interviewer. 🙌🏼

[@KacieRiley]

Very surprised no one has said anything about his similarities to Stanley Kubrick.

[@andrewh.8118]

I have always thought how he shoots a scene is very similar in terms of articulate as Kubricks.

[@KacieRiley]

@@andrewh.8118 I agree

[@kevin4680]

I too resent this movie, not for any scares but for how incomplete it felt and how unsatisfied it left me. Particularly towards the end. Had me in the first half, not gonna lie.

[@PsychedelicSkull]

I wanted him to start the interview by saying "sorry about that" :'(

[@Nandin500]

His voice helps falling asleep, so calming

[@gbeatz4844]

The interviewer looks like Russell crow

[@gandalfstormcrow7943]

Without the hooligan element

[@freya7084]

This movie is a masterpiece and I loved it. Sadly it absolutely broke me to the point that I haven’t been able to watch any other horror movie again. I honestly believe it gave me PTSD or at least severe trauma. Well done I guess 😢😂

[@Sophia-ly7wm]

The interviewer kept on interrupting , ari can't seem to finish some sentences

[@politure]

not really.

[@s1me007]

Ari used to stutter when younger (reddit AMA)

[@ZombieZifiction]

@@s1me007 pretty sure he still does lol

[@apothecurio]

I really don’t understand how the body was dug up, like I found out later but the movie didn’t really say much. Also why did the dad catch on fire the second time she threw the book in the fire

[@PYMGUS]

SoundCzech the cult just dug it up at night and put it in the attic. The dad we see takes pills to help him sleep, the mom is sleepwalking, Peter is too busy having nightmares and Charlie is basically housing Paimon so she probably knew, but it’s pretty understanding and somewhat straight forward. Paimon was known as the god of mischief and since he influenced the family throughout the movie, he most certainly knew what each one of them was thinking. It’s also worth to note he has knowledge on future and past events so he tricked Annie into throwing the book into the fire thinking it was her that was going to go up in flames but in actuality it is not her choice to make who lives and who dies.

[@toddjohnson271]

@@PYMGUS I took it that he had the spirit in him.....when he burst into flame it went to her.

[@jandro8370]

fucking love this director right off rip wow mad respect! He tried to make a movie he would want to see! GROUND BREAKING lol wish more people would make movies for this reason.

[@willynanney]

I genuinely felt terrible for Peter the entire movie

[@Rhysthomas309]

Has nobody noticed that he has a really shiny head😂🤣🤣🙃lol!!

[@evawoods5412]

I can’t belive I watched this movie when I am the ripe age of 14

[@prettiestgirl25]

I watched it at twelve lol

[@KDrop84]

Sybil was a horror movie to me. That movie scarred me. 😢

[@toddjohnson271]

Frightening....and it does happen.

[@kurtadam4564]

3:13

[@Bakutakamine]

What a cool dude.

[@KcMike66]

What is artifice?

[@Infandouss]

Michael adams artifice derives from artificial, so when something feels oddly fake basically

[@MookieTrivia]

I have an Ari Aster trivia on my page see if you can guess them all right! 😁

[@fightinglaundry4534]

i watched this movie with my mom

[@MusicMissionary]

I know what he means about the movie that ruined his life. I feel that way about Todd Solondz movies.

[@shreddhead23]

😎🙏💯

[@STEAKnyfeCYRUS]

Come on Ari Aster we NEED that sequel with Peter!!

[@leem9327]

Best horror movie ever.

[@fultonstreetfreestyle]

big genius

[@c0mmas]

sometimes i wonder if my mother is in a cult, she has a "church group" she goes everywhere with. hereditary definitely gave me some ideas, but obviously it's just a movie... but you never really know sometimes. just had me thinking. loved the movieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@bucklakelukie]

Starts at 0:51

[@matias1535]

wow... this guy mr.ripped jeans is a terrible interviewer. couldn't even get through the first 6 minutes.

[@moviefreaksid2915]

Ari Aster is sooo hot and such a daddy💙✨✨

[@taber725]

Movie Freaks ID bruh

[@quarternipp]

Chill dude

[@isabellaoliveira2028]

so freaky

[@chris.sketch3592]

What you said is scarier than Herditary!!

[@priyanshu3017]

Jesus christ

[@face2708]

That movie fucked me up

[@k.o.gritchie18]

This a sick man

[@sunburnttongue1759]

strombo is one of my least favourite interviewers :/

[@terryhughes7196]

Pretty sick that he puts this slop out maybe even sick or that he has an audience for it.

[@uNkLeRaRa4]

Ari: "I saw Carrie when I was 12 and that stuck with me" Me: *Sees the Exorcist at 8* I wonder what kinda of twisted ass movie I'd make if I could 😁

[@Alpha8497]

Good question! I saw Jaws and Nightmare on Elm Street at 7. I collect books written by Stephen King, Anne Rice and Dean Koontz. I've always wondered about my fascination with this gory shit. God knows how my movie would play out

[@epidermiuss]

embarrassing questions coming from toronto

[@panameraboomin7925]

I used to think this was a brilliant film…till I saw Rosemarys Baby and I realized he was more than just inspired by the film. He copied it on so many levels.

[@samrogers5090]

They’re totally different themes. Hereditary is about inherited familial trauma and a family breakdown rosemarys baby is about the fear of motherhood and isolation from the husband etc. Just because they have similar plot points doesn’t mean it’s a ripoff.

[@shanecody1437]

very inarticulate and annoying. How does he communicate direction when he cant communicate a simple thought. He doesnt know what to say to say the least. uhhh

[@Hey-Its-Sara]

I thought he did just fine, especially considering he has a stutter. And regardless, not everyone needs to be a great orator. Shouldn't it be enough that he wrote and directed one of the best horror films in the past few years?

[@shanecody1437]

for sure he has got to be a good writer it would be impossible for him to communicate his thoughts verbally in a reasonable amount of time. I was unaware that he had a stutter and that explains his difficulty speaking.

[@scotscub76]

Shane Cody he communicates through his art pretty well :0)

[@MyHellothere123]

Yeah you don't come off as a total douche bag at all.

[@supermassvanity]

If he could articulate himself clearly with words he probably wouldn't be as good at making movies or bother making them at all. There is a language older than words and those who dabble with it do so because words fail.

[@on_certainty]

great interview

[@111olorin]

Thank god someone mentioned the score UGH amazing