Eskil Vogt On ‘The Innocents’, Arthouse Cinema And ‘The Worst Person In The World’s Great Run
19.05.2022 - 22:37
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The Innocents, set in a semi-deserted, nondescript high-rise apartment, follows four lonely kids who find each other as well as mind-bending powers one summer, to lethal effect. The horror pic launched at Cannes last year and arrived Stateside last weekend via IFC Midnight in a limited theatrical plus digital release after playing New Directors/New Films. It’s the latest from Norway’s Eskil Vogt, who until recently was shepherding The Worst Person In The World, which he co-wrote with director Joachim Trier, on its stellar run including Oscar nominations for best original screenplay and best international feature.
Vogt gravitates to complex characters with an inner life not always apparent on the surface. In his first film Blind, which premiered at Sundance in 2014, a writer losing her eyesight retreats into an elaborate and fascinating fantasy bubble. He spoke with Deadline about how fatherhood sparked the idea behind The Innocents, remarkable child actors and thoughts on the evolution of arthouse film in a shifting landscape. (His comments have been lightly edited for clarity.)
DEADLINE: Why center a film around children, specifically ones with supernatural powers?
ESKIL VOGT: I think it was becoming a parent, becoming a father. I have never been very nostalgic about my childhood. I was happy to grow up. I have friends that keep referring to childhood all the time, like that that part of their lives is so important, just a constant touchstone, and it never was for me. But when I became a father I became curious about childhood again and I was reminded that it was such a radically different experience than being an adult. Everything is different, the way you feel things, the way you experience things, your concept of time
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