Becoming Astrid (Unga Astrid) 2018 Watch Free in HD

Depicting the early years of Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, the world's third most-translated children's writer, credited for more than 100 books, including 'Pippi Longstocking,' 'Emil of Lönneberga,' and 'The Six Bullerby Children.'

Genre:

Drama, Biography

Actors:

Trine Dyrholm, Alba August, Maria Bonnevie, Magnus Krepper, Björn Gustafsson, Henrik Rafaelsen, Eric Ericson, Maria Fahl-Vikander, Mads Korsgaard, Ola Normelli, Casper Kjær Jensen, ...»

Director:

Pernille Fischer Christensen

Country:

Sweden, Denmark

Release:

2018

IMDb:

7.1

Quality:

Duration:

123 min

Washington Post

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.

November 28, 2018

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Austin Chronicle

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.

December 06, 2018

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AWFJ Women on Film

Pernille Fischer Christensen crafts an incisive, engaging portrait of the artist as a young woman.

February 28, 2019

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Arizona Republic

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.

November 29, 2018

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Mark Reviews Movies

It's more about the evolution of an attitude, a mindset, and a philosophy on life than a single book or character.

December 06, 2018

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L.A. Weekly

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.

November 21, 2018

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Malibu Times

Anchored by a brilliant performance by Alba August, this is a charming-yet-realistic small gem of a film.

December 14, 2018

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RogerEbert.com

This film about an exemplary woman, made by women, is as much a pleasure as it is a lesson.

November 23, 2018

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New York Times

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.

November 22, 2018

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Arts Fuse

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.

December 06, 2018

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Should I See It

(Alba) August brightens the screen with a performance that begins full of youthful excitement...and then matures right before our eyes.

January 13, 2019

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Chicago Tribune

Throughout "Becoming Astrid," August acquits herself brilliantly; the woman we come to know is a tangle of impulses and qualities, and feels vibrantly alive.

December 06, 2018

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