Martin Scorsese is a big Ari Aster fan. He’s already praised his first two films, “Hereditary” and “Midsommar,” but now he’s back for more, supporting Aster’s latest film “Beau is Afraid”.
Scorsese will be joining Aster in conversation on Monday night after a screening of ‘Beau’ in NYC. This is clearly a show of support for the $35 million as it definitely has an uphill battle ahead of it at the box-office.
At the 2019 New York Film Festival, Scorsese praised Aster’s “Hereditary” and its ability to create what he saw as a family-driven narrative that doubled as horror and drama, "It's horror, but it's more than that," Scorsese said of Aster's feature-length debut. "For me, when you take the horror out, it still works. But the horror elements, how should I say this — they shock you in a good way. They shock you into an awakening of the real pain of these people."
Then, a year later, Scorsese wrote an intro for the booklet attached to the Blu-Ray of Aster’s “Midsommar.” Scorsese wrote …
“I can tell you that the formal control is just as impressive as that of Hereditary, maybe more so, and that it digs into emotions that are just as real and deeply uncomfortable as the ones shared between the characters in the earlier picture. I can also tell you that there are true visions in this picture, particularly in the final stretch, that you are not likely to forget. I certainly haven’t.”
I would imagine that since he’s going out of his way to support it, Scorsese is a fan of “Beau is Afraid.” We’ll be paying close attention to the Monday Q&A and will surely report back.