After the disturbing horror experiences Hereditary and Midsommar, Ari Aster finally wanted to make a comedy he’s had in mind for 10 years. After the first mindfuck trailer for Beau is Afraid with Joaquin Phoenix has already been released, you can now watch another one new video about the creation the idiosyncratic tragic comedy.
Check out the new Beau Is Afraid behind-the-scenes video below:
Beau Is Afraid – Behind the Scenes First Look (English) HD
New Ari Aster movie starring Joaquin Phoenix is set to be a hilarious 3-hour nightmare
The Joker star plays the traumatized protagonist who wants to travel home after the death of his domineering mother. Here Beau wants to find out more about the mysterious circumstances surrounding her death. This creates one crazy odyssey through disturbing situations and surreal worlds of images.
In the new video for Beau Is Afraid, Aster describes his upcoming film as The Lord of the Rings being Jewish, but in which the main character only wants to come to his mother’s house. He also reveals the intention behind his new work with a wink: Ari Aster’s film should that convey the experience of being a loser.
For the insanely disturbing flick you have to have a lot of stamina. According to an official press release from studio A24, Beau Is Afraid has an impressive running time of 179 minutes!
Incidentally, at that time the project was still called Disappointment Blvd. teased as a four-hour nightmare comedy. Compared to the original version, the director even cut an hour out of the film…
You can see the result from May 11, 2023 see. Then Beau Is Afraid starts in German cinemas.
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