Going against the grain: Robert Eggers talks about making his latest film The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse is being hailed as one of the best — and strangest — films of the year. Its director tells Esther McCarthy about casting Robert Pattinson, and why he used 100-year-old lenses

SHOT on black and white film and framed in a screen size not commonly used in movies since the 1930s, The Lighthouse is being acclaimed as one of 2020s best — and strangest — films.