The Lighthouse

20192019
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1h 49m

Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson in The Lighthouse (2019)

Keeping secrets, are ye? From Robert Eggers, acclaimed director of 'The Witch,' and starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson. THE LIGHTHOUSE — In Theaters October 18

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

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 34 wins & 136 nominations total

Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson in The Lighthouse (2019)

Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson in The Lighthouse (2019)

Robert Pattinson in The Lighthouse (2019)

Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson in The Lighthouse (2019)

Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson in The Lighthouse (2019)

Willem Dafoe in The Lighthouse (2019)

Willem Dafoe at an event for The Lighthouse (2019)

Willem Dafoe at an event for The Lighthouse (2019)

Robert Pattinson at an event for The Lighthouse (2019)

Robert Pattinson, Robert Eggers, and Lourenço Sant' Anna at an event for The Lighthouse (2019)

Willem Dafoe at an event for The Lighthouse (2019)

The Lighthouse (2019)

The Witch

6.9

Hereditary

7.3

Midsommar

7.1

Get Out

7.7

Good Time

7.4

The Lighthouse

5.3

Uncut Gems

7.4

The Babadook

6.8

The Tell-Tale Heart

6.8

The Tell-Tale Heart

6.8

Brothers

6.8

It Follows

6.8

As the wavering cry of the foghorn fills the air, the taciturn former lumberjack, Ephraim Winslow, and the grizzled lighthouse keeper, Thomas Wake, set foot in a secluded and perpetually grey islet off the coast of late-19th-century New England. For the following four weeks of back-breaking work and unfavourable conditions, the tight-lipped men will have no one else for company except for each other, forced to endure irritating idiosyncrasies, bottled-up resentment, and burgeoning hatred. Then, amid bad omens, a furious and unending squall maroons the pale beacon's keepers in the already inhospitable volcanic rock, paving the way for a prolonged period of feral hunger; excruciating agony; manic isolation, and horrible booze-addled visions. Now, the eerie stranglehold of insanity tightens. Is there an escape from the wall-less prison of the mind? —Nick Riganas

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Taglines
- There is enchantment in the light.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for sexual content, nudity, violence, disturbing images, and some language
Parents guide

Trivia
Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson stated that they barely spoke a word to each other on set and were too exhausted to hang out together after a day of shooting because filming was so physically demanding due to the miserable weather conditions. While Pattinson stayed at a normal hotel with the rest of the film crew during the shoot, Dafoe lived in a little fisherman's cottage in solitude. On set, on the other hand, Pattinson would tend to eat and stay by himself during filming breaks, while Dafoe stayed with the crew. Both stated that they liked each other very much as soon as they had their first real conversation a few months later.

Quotes
Thomas Wake: Yer fond of me lobster aint' ye? I seen it - yer fond of me lobster! Say it! Say it. Say it!
Ephraim Winslow: I don't have to say nothin'.
Thomas Wake: Damn ye! Let Neptune strike ye dead Winslow! HAAARK!
Thomas Wake: Hark Triton, hark! Bellow, bid our father the Sea King rise from the depths full foul in his fury! Black waves teeming with salt foam to smother this young mouth with pungent slime, to choke ye, engorging your organs til' ye turn blue and bloated with bilge and brine and can scream no more - only when he, crowned in cockle shells with slitherin' tentacle tail and steaming beard take up his fell be-finned arm, his coral-tine trident screeches banshee-like in the tempest and plunges right through yer gullet, bursting ye - a bulging bladder no more, but a blasted bloody film now and nothing for the harpies and the souls of dead sailors to peck and claw and feed upon only to be lapped up and swallowed by the infinite waters of the Dread Emperor himself - forgotten to any man, to any time, forgotten to any god or devil, forgotten even to the sea, for any stuff for part of Winslow, even any scantling of your soul is Winslow no more, but is now itself the sea!
Ephraim Winslow: Alright, have it your way. I like your cookin'.

Connections
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Soundtracks
Tis Brasswork
Based on the Poem: "Brasswork: The Light-Keepers Lament" by Frederic W. Morong, Jr.
Melody by Mark Korven
Performed by Willem Dafoe

Top review

7/10

Let's just be honest here

This is precisely the type of film that will garner equal amounts of unbridled praise by the arthouse diehards, as well as criticism (and likely rejection) from a lot of other viewers. My opinion lies somewhere in the middle. I give it 6 stars for the undeniably outstanding acting (obviously, Dafoe)... and Pattinson is very impressive. Something new, yes. Effective at mood-setting, check. The b&w filming, the shots, the scenery itself... even the set, the old dilapidated coastal shack, all excellent. The dynamic between the two characters is raw and real. Is it a thought-provoking free-fall into insanity? Maybe. But... there is a such a fine line between "arthouse", trying something different, leaving much up to subjectivity and imagination, and... just trying a bit too hard. Mermaid labia? Hmmm. But, if part of the definition of a cinematic "success" is evoking emotion, then mission accomplished. Total despair, pity, fear, disgust, and a general feeling of creepery, all there.

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Budget
- $11,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $10,867,104
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $427,797
- Oct 20, 2019
Gross worldwide
- $18,124,206

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Runtime
1 hour 49 minutes
Color
- Black and White
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 1.19 : 1

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