The Tiny Detail From ‘The Witch’ That Pissed Off Robert Eggers

In today's generation of exciting auteur directors, few are as promising as Robert Eggers. Ever since his feature-length debut, The Witch, first premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, movie fans everywhere have kept their eyes on his work. He has proven to have a knack for slow-burning, immersive period pieces, one that few others can claim as well. Most of all, this filmmaker is at his best when he's working with the smaller details. To an almost Kubrickian degree, Eggers studies every last element of what will go into his movies. Whether he's finding period-accurate lighthouse beacons or rebuilding gargantuan Viking ships, every single aspect of a Robert Eggers picture is approved by the man himself. Well, almost every aspect.