Robert Eggers says the idea of making a contemporary movie makes him ‘ill’

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Robert Eggers says the idea of making a contemporary movie makes him ‘ill’
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Through the first four films in Robert Eggers‘s career, the director has made movies set in different time periods and with wildly different tones.

What unites each of those movies, though, is that they are set in a time long before the advent of modern technology, one where it felt more possible to believe in magic and mysticism.

Recommended Videos “The idea of having to photograph a car makes me ill,” Eggers said. “And the idea of photographing a cellphone is just death. And to make a contemporary story you have to photograph a cellphone — it’s just how life is — so no .” Please enable Javascript to view this content When he was asked exactly how modern he might go, Eggers said that he could make a movie that was closer to living memory, but not that close.

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