Dani Ardor
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Dani Ardor is the emotionally traumatized American graduate student who becomes entangled with a sinister Swedish pagan cult in Ari Aster’s 2019 folk horror film "Midsommar."
Statements (48)
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character → |
| ageRange |
young adult in her twenties
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| appearsIn |
Midsommar
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| clothingSymbolism |
wears a white dress and flower crown as May Queen
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| conflictWith |
Christian Hughes
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
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| creator |
Ari Aster
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| drugUseContext |
ingests hallucinogenic substances during rituals
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| emotionalClimax |
smiles while watching the burning temple at the end of the film
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| entangledWith |
Swedish pagan cult in Hårga
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| familyEvent |
suffers the deaths of her parents and sister in a murder-suicide
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| fieldOfStudy |
psychology
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| filmDirectorOfWork |
Ari Aster
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| filmReleaseYearOfWork |
2019
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| firstAppearance |
Midsommar
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| friendGroupAssociation |
travels with Christian’s friends to Sweden
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| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
folk horror film
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| languageOfCharacter |
English
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| narrativeArc |
transitions from outsider to central ritual figure in the commune
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| narrativeFunction |
protagonist of Midsommar
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| nationalityInStory |
American
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| notableScene |
collective wailing with the Hårga women after witnessing Christian’s ritual sex act
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final decision regarding the last sacrifice while crowned as May Queen → hallucinatory experience during the first communal meal in Hårga → hyperventilating and crying in the airplane bathroom on the way to Sweden → panic attack and breakdown in the apartment after learning of her family’s deaths → participation in the maypole dancing competition → |
| occupation |
graduate student
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| participatesIn |
Midsommar festival rituals
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| portrayedBy |
Florence Pugh
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| productionCountryOfWork |
Sweden
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United Kingdom → United States → |
| psychologicalState |
emotionally traumatized
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grieving → |
| relationshipStatus |
in a romantic relationship with Christian Hughes at the beginning of the film
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| romanticPartnerInStory |
Christian Hughes
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| screenTimeImportance |
central character in the film’s narrative
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| settingOfStory |
Swedish countryside
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| themeAssociation |
codependency
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cult indoctrination → found family and belonging → grief → toxic relationships → |
| titleOrRole |
chosen as May Queen
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| travelsTo |
Hårga, a remote Swedish commune
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| yearOfFirstAppearance |
2019
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Midsommar
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mainCharacter |
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Florence Pugh
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portrayed |