Florence Pugh ‘s portrayal of Dani in Midsommar remains one of the most extraordinary depictions of grief ever captured on the silver screen. Yet the emotional toll it took to bring those feelings of despair to life is not something Pugh is willing to endure again.

When stopping by the The Louis Theroux Podcast , the actress opened up about how “horribly real” the emotions she depicted on-screen were when making the Ari Aster-directed film, leading to six months of depression. In the film, the audience witnesses Dani experience a tragic family trauma involving murder and suicide. “The character is in such a horrible state in her life and she’s constantly on the brink of a panic attack,” Pugh said in the new interview, explaining that she had “never, ever been through anything close

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