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)
Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
ageRange young adult in her twenties
appearsIn Midsommar
clothingSymbolism wears a white dress and flower crown as May Queen
conflictWith Christian Hughes
countryOfCitizenship United States
creator Ari Aster
drugUseContext ingests hallucinogenic substances during rituals
emotionalClimax smiles while watching the burning temple at the end of the film
entangledWith Swedish pagan cult in Hårga
familyEvent suffers the deaths of her parents and sister in a murder-suicide
fieldOfStudy psychology
filmDirectorOfWork Ari Aster
filmReleaseYearOfWork 2019
firstAppearance Midsommar
friendGroupAssociation travels with Christian’s friends to Sweden
genreOfWorkAppearedIn folk horror film
languageOfCharacter English
narrativeArc transitions from outsider to central ritual figure in the commune
narrativeFunction protagonist of Midsommar
nationalityInStory American
notableScene collective wailing with the Hårga women after witnessing Christian’s ritual sex act
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
participatesIn Midsommar festival rituals
portrayedBy Florence Pugh
productionCountryOfWork Sweden
United Kingdom
United States
psychologicalState emotionally traumatized
grieving
relationshipStatus in a romantic relationship with Christian Hughes at the beginning of the film
romanticPartnerInStory Christian Hughes
screenTimeImportance central character in the film’s narrative
settingOfStory Swedish countryside
themeAssociation codependency
cult indoctrination
found family and belonging
grief
toxic relationships
titleOrRole chosen as May Queen
travelsTo Hårga, a remote Swedish commune
yearOfFirstAppearance 2019

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Midsommar
mainCharacter
Florence Pugh
portrayed

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