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Ari Aster (born July 15, 1986) is an American filmmaker. Having garnered some initial recognition for the short film The Strange Thing About the Johnsons (2011), he became best known for writing and directing Hereditary (2018), Midsommar (2019), and Beau Is Afraid (2023), all of which were released by A24 .
Ari Aster is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for writing and directing the A24 horror films Hereditary (2018) and Midsommar (2019). Aster was born into a Jewish family in New York City on July 15, 1986, the son of a poet mother and musician father.
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- New York City, New York, USA
Apr 24, 2023 · The director of Hereditary and Midsommar talks to Q's Tom Power about his polarizing 'nightmare comedy' starring Joaquin Phoenix. He reveals how he wrote a letter to Mariah Carey to use her song in a pivotal scene and how he learned from Phoenix's approach to acting.
Mar 13, 2024 · Ari Aster’s next movie, ‘Eddington,’ is a contemporary western starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, Luke Grimes, Austin Butler, Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward, and Clifton ...
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Learn about the life and career of Ari Aster, an American film director, screenwriter, and producer of horror films Hereditary and Midsommar. Find out his influences, family background, trivia, quotes, and more on IMDb.
- July 15, 1986
Jul 2, 2019 · Ari Aster on his new film Midsommar: “I keep telling people I want it to be confusing”. The Hereditary director talks about Disney, folk horror, and why he thinks interviews are a “minefield ...
Apr 26, 2023 · The horror auteur talks about his first non-horror film, a picaresque comedy starring Joaquin Phoenix as an anxiety-ridden man. He reveals the themes, influences, and challenges of making this divisive and ambitious project.
