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013 - The Lighthouse (Max & Robert Eggers)
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In this episode of The Screenplay Lab, host and screenwriter Jeff Barker takes a deep dive into the brilliantly unhinged screenplay for The Lighthouse (2019), written by Robert and Max Eggers. This A24 psychological horror film, starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson, is a claustrophobic two-hander soaked in myth, madness, and maritime misery.
We explore how the Eggers brothers crafted a literary and cinematic fever dream, from unique formatting and surreal dialogue to powerful monologues, historical dialect, and deep symbolism. This script is weird in all the right ways, and there's a ton writers can learn from it.
π§ Topics covered:
Development history & Poe inspiration
Dialogue rhythm & page formatting tricks
Character duality & identity symbolism
Cinematic writing techniques on the page
Why this screenplay is a masterclass in tension and tone
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