Only God Forgives

He wants to make a film that, like Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West, is ‘pure atmosphere,’ without much dialogue.

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Refn mentioned that his biggest influences for Only God Forgives were Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le Samouraï, Le Cercle Rouge and Un Flic along with French New Wave cinema and Thai boxing films.

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I grew up with horror films, with films like 'Deep Red' and 'Suspiria' by Dario Argento.

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I'm sure if you watch my films you will feel the presence of films like The Missouri Breaks, The Passenger and Once Upon a Time in the West.

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I think Suspiria is a truly beautiful film, and it has this extraordinary visual language. It’s definitely something that's always been in the back of my mind when I’m creating a mood or an atmosphere with color.

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I watched 'Blue Velvet' again recently. I mean, David Lynch is the master of that. He created a beautiful, bizarre, violent, erotic world that you want to be in, but you’re so terrified. And I think that’s what I've always been trying to create.

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