The Spirit of the Beehive

My influences are pretty obvious: 'The Spirit of the Beehive,' 'The Haunting,' 'The Innocents,' 'The Exorcist,' and 'Don't Look Now.' Those are my five primary influences. I’ve never hidden them. I love them.

There's a bunch of films that I like. I think Victor Erice's The Spirit of the Beehive, I think of Mouchette... I'm a fan of filmmakers who just commit to a child's gaze.

Víctor Erice’s film, which is probably the most beautiful film in the history of Spanish cinema, has been a touchstone for me. The way he directs children, the way he gives children a mythic quality, has been an influence on me since I saw it.

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