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Becoming Astrid
Directed by
Pernille Fischer Christensen
2018
2h 3m
Drama
,
Biography
,
and more
7.1
96%
82%
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Biopic of Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren, the author of numerous children's books and creator of Pippi Longstocking.
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Cast of Becoming Astrid
Alba August
Astrid Lindgren
Maria Bonnevie
Hanna
Trine Dyrholm
Marie
Henrik Rafaelsen
Blomberg
Magnus Krepper
Samuel
Björn Gustafsson
Sture
Marius Damslev
Lasse
Willy Ramnek Petri
Gunnar
Liv LeMoyne
Saga
Sofia Karemyr
Madicken
Mira Mitchell
Berta
Maria Fahl-Vikander
Astrid (1987)
Maria Alm Norell
Olivia
Lars Väringer
KAK Director
Eric Ericson
Doctor
Li Brådhe
Landlady
Sidsel Arnfred
Midwife
Marie Knudsen Fogh
Nurse
Emilie Strömberg
Maid
Linnea Waisanen
Maid
Roland Svahn
Priest
Jakob Örhmann
KAK Colleague
Andree Solvik
Receptionist
Ola Normelli
Acke Lundgren
Pernille Fischer Christensen
Director / Writer
Kim Fupz Aakeson
Writer
Anna Anthony
Producer
Maria Dahlin
Producer
Lars G. Lindström
Producer
Becoming Astrid Ratings & Reviews
AWFJ.org
Loren King
Pernille Fischer Christensen crafts an incisive, engaging portrait of the artist as a young woman.
Should I See It
Michael Ward
(Alba) August brightens the screen with a performance that begins full of youthful excitement...and then matures right before our eyes.
Austin Chronicle
Josh Kupecki
Becoming Astrid's saving grace is Alba August. She is in almost every frame of this film, and gives life to what, on paper, amounts to a Lifetime channel biopic.
Arts Fuse
Peg Aloi
Director and co-writer Pernille Fischer Christensen has crafted a powerful coming of age story that is also a story of how society slowly transforms.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
Throughout "Becoming Astrid," August acquits herself brilliantly; the woman we come to know is a tangle of impulses and qualities, and feels vibrantly alive.
Arizona Republic
Barbara VanDenburgh
Though "Becoming Astrid" is unflinching in its depictions of Astrid's pain, it does not wallow. A shallower story would be rife with villains, but there are none here.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
Pippi Longstocking has sometimes been called an icon of feminist girl-power. If "Becoming Astrid' makes anything clear, it's that the character's creator was something of one herself.
NYC Movie Guru
Avi Offer
A mildly engaging, yet heartfelt biopic with a shallow screenplay elevated by Alba August's raw and tender performance.
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
Astrid's feminist sensibilities provide a compelling perspective on gender politics, while her resilience adds a layer of poignancy.
RogerEbert.com
Glenn Kenny
This film about an exemplary woman, made by women, is as much a pleasure as it is a lesson.
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
Hansen's relaxed camera movements and fuzzy-soft compositions are quite beautiful, and the performances - including the superb Trine Dyrholm as the baby's Danish foster mother - are pitch-perfect.
Blu-ray.com
Brian Orndorf
Avoids melodrama to express the emotional ride of Lindgren's life, cutting through manipulation with a deeply felt understanding of personal liberation.
L.A. Weekly
Serena Donadoni
Christensen portrays Lindgren as a born storyteller but delves into the vital time in her development when confounding expectation gave way to building her own narrative.
Common Sense Media
Tara McNamara
Biopic about Pippi Longstocking creator has sex, nudity.
Los Angeles Times
Robert Abele
Yet as "Becoming Astrid" wends its way, it's also sometimes a sly biopic dare.
Slant Magazine
Pat Brown
Despite convincing performances, the film is hampered by its stylistic and moral conventionality.
Big Apple Reviews
Harvey S. Karten
A charming albeit conventional look at the coming of age of one of the most successful writers of children's books.
Chicago Reader
Andrea Gronvall
Under Pernille Fischer Christensen's astute direction, the actors never descend into bathos.
The Hollywood Reporter
Boyd van Hoeij
Conventional but well-made.
Variety
Alissa Simon
With a vibrant performance from fresh-faced Alba August as the lead, "Becoming Astrid" looks sure to become a hot seller and makes one eager for more episodes from Lindgren's astonishingly unconventional life.
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