Reflections on Midsommar: ⚘ Artwork in the Movie: Poor Little Bear ⚘

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Welcome to Reflections on Midsommar, a place where I take delight in all of the amazing details in the movie Midsommar. My name's Kirby and I really love the magic, beauty, and horror of this movie. This blog contains spoilers so don't look if you haven't seen it!

Here are some current topics I'm working on:

Meet the Hårgans: Trying to match names to faces, with an introduction to each individual member of the Hårga, including key scenes they appear in and any fun facts I've been able to figure out about the characters.
Artwork in the Movie: Some of the works of art that appear in and are referenced by Midsommar
Behind the Scenes: found images and interviews with the cast and crew
Fan Art: Inspired by the movie, created by artists
Discovering Details: WOW does this movie ever have the most exquisite details! From the embroidered runes to foreshadowing to connections and relationships. No detail is too tiny to mention here.
Theories: What's the deal with Inga? Was Pelle responsible for the deaths of Dani's family? Who was last year's May Queen?

If you have any of your own reflections on Midsommar you'd like to submit or share, you are invited to leave a comment here or on Instagram at @mid.sommary, or email midsommary@gmail.com

Also, I am just a fan and I do not have any insider knowledge. I watched the movie, scoured Instagram, and checked out every interview I could find. If there are any mistakes here, they are all mine, and I would be very happy if you let me know if I got anything wrong. Thank you!!!

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⚘ Artwork in the Movie: Poor Little Bear ⚘

The painting that appears above Dani's bed is by Swedish artist John Bauer.

The painting is “Stackars lilla bamse” made by John Bauer, from Helena Nyblom’s story “oskuldens vandring”. In English the direct translation is “poor little bear”. Bamse is slang in Sweden for bear and/also big. “Oskuldens vandring” is roughly translated to “the Virgins hike”. It might mean someone who is a virgin OR it could mean that the “pure” is hiking, since “oskuld” also means that someone is innocent / pure.