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Robert Houston Eggers (born July 7, 1983)[1] is an American filmmaker and production designer. He is best known for writing and directing the historical horror films The Witch (2015) and The Lighthouse (2019), as well as directing and co-writing the historical fiction epic film The Northman (2022). His films are noted for their folkloric elements, as well as his efforts to ensure historical authenticity.[2]

Robert Eggers
Eggers in 2015
Born	Robert Houston Eggers (1983-07-07) July 7, 1983 (age 39) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Film director screenwriter production designer film producer
Years active	2007–present
Notable work	The Witch The Lighthouse The Northman
Spouse	Alexandra Shaker
Children	1

Early life

Eggers was born in New York City in 1983 to Kelly Houston. Eggers does not know who his biological father is.[2] Soon after, he and his mother moved to Laramie, Wyoming where his mother met and married Walter Eggers, with whom she had twins, Max and Sam. The family then moved to Lee, New Hampshire, in 1990 when his stepfather became a provost at University of New Hampshire.[3][2] He moved to New York City in 2001 to attend the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.[2]

Eggers was inspired by his childhood in New England and frequently visited the Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts, while writing his first feature.[4]

Career

Eggers began his career as a designer and director of theatre productions in New York before transitioning to working in film.[5] In 2015, Eggers made his directorial debut with horror film The Witch, based on his own script and starring Anya Taylor-Joy. The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2015. A24 acquired the film, and released it theatrically on February 19, 2016.[2] Critical reception was largely positive, and the film earned over $40 million against a budget of $4 million.[2]

His follow-up film, the horror fantasy The Lighthouse (2019), also a period piece, was critically acclaimed. Eggers directed the film, and co-wrote the screenplay with his brother, Max Eggers, and it stars Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe.[6]

In 2022, Eggers's Amleth-inspired Viking epic film The Northman was released, starring Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk, and Willem Dafoe.[7]

In July 2015, it was reported that Eggers would write and direct a remake of the 1922 silent film Nosferatu, based on the Dracula mythology. The film is set to be produced by Jay Van Hoy and Lars Knudsen for Studio 8.[8] In November 2016, Eggers expressed surprise that the Nosferatu remake was going to be his second film, saying, "It feels ugly and blasphemous and egomaniacal and disgusting for a filmmaker in my place to do Nosferatu next. I was really planning on waiting a while, but that's how fate shook out." Eggers had previously directed his high school's performance of the Nosferatu play, and was hired to direct a professional version of the play due to his work. Eggers credited this as the event that inspired him to pursue a career in filmmaking.[9] Eggers eventually opted to delay his version of the film, going on to direct The Lighthouse and The Northman first. Taylor-Joy and Harry Styles were attached to the cast, but both dropped out in 2022.[2][10] In September 2022, it was reported that the film will star Bill Skarsgård in the titular role alongside Lily-Rose Depp.[11] Eggers plans to make Nosferatu his fourth film.[2]

Eggers is currently developing a miniseries based on the life of Rasputin.[12] He also developed a medieval film called The Knight, that was ultimately not produced.[2]

Personal life

Eggers is married to Dr. Alexandra Shaker, a clinical psychologist whom he has known since childhood.[13] They have a son, Houston (born 2018/19).[13] They reside in Brooklyn, New York City.[4]

Filmography

This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (July 2020)

Short films

Year	Title	Credited as		Notes
		Director	Writer
2007	Hansel and Gretel	Yes	Yes	Also production designer
2008	The Tell-Tale Heart	Yes	Yes
2015	Brothers	Yes	Yes

Feature films

Year	Title	Credited as
		Director	Writer	Producer
2015	The Witch	Yes	Yes	No
2019	The Lighthouse	Yes	Yes	Yes
2022	The Northman	Yes	Yes	Yes
TBA	Nosferatu	Yes	Yes	Yes

Production designer

Year	Title	Notes
2009	Drawing from Life	Short film
2010	Prelude and Fugue
	Confessional Stories: Voluntary Damnation
	Confessional Stories: First Confession
	Monster
2011	The Tailor
	The Five Stages of Grief
	Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film!	Documentary
	In the Pines	Short film
2012	Anemone
	Legacy
	Esther
2013	The House at the Edge of the Galaxy
	Vivace!
	Spirit Cabinet	Feature film
2014	Rose	Short film

Collaborators

Eggers works with several actors multiple times.

Work Actor	2015	2019	2022
	The Witch	The Lighthouse	The Northman
Willem Dafoe		N	N
Kate Dickie	N		N
Ralph Ineson	N		N
Anya Taylor-Joy	N		N

Reception

Year	Film	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	Budget	Box Office[14]
2015	The Witch	90% (7.8/10 average rating) (332 ratings)[15]	83 (46 reviews)[16]	$4 million[17]	$40.4 million
2019	The Lighthouse	90% (8.0/10 average rating) (385 ratings)[18]	83 (52 reviews)[19]	$11 million[20]	$18.3 million
2022	The Northman	89% (7.7/10 average rating) (323 ratings)[21]	82 (60 reviews)[22]	$70–90 million[23][24]	$68.9 million

References

External links

• Official website
• Robert Eggers at IMDb

На других языках

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- [en] Robert Eggers

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[es] Robert Eggers

Robert Neil Eggers, conocido como Robert Eggers (Lee, New Hampshire, 7 de julio de 1983) es un director de cine, guionista y diseñador de producción estadounidense.[1]Es conocido por sus aclamadas películas La bruja (2015), El faro (2019) y El hombre del norte (2022).[2] Eggers comenzó su carrera como diseñador y director de producciones teatrales en Nueva York antes de pasar a trabajar en cine.[3]

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[ru] Эггерс, Роберт

Роберт Хьюстон Э́ггерс (англ. Robert Houston Eggers; род. 7 июля 1983, Нью-Йорк)[1] — американский кинорежиссёр, сценарист и художник-постановщик. Наиболее известен как автор и режиссер исторических фильмов ужасов «Ведьма» (2015) и «Маяк» (2019), а также как режиссер и соавтор исторического эпического фильма «Варяг» (2022). Его фильмы отличаются фольклорными элементами, а также стремлением обеспечить историческую достоверность[2].

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