Convertirse en Astrid

Becoming Astrid ( en sueco : Unga Astrid , en danés : Unge Astrid ) es una película biográfica dramática de 2018 sobre la juventud de la autora sueca Astrid Lindgren . Una coproducción internacional entre Suecia y Dinamarca, la película está dirigida por Pernille Fischer Christensen , con un guion coescrito por Christensen y Kim Fupz Aakeson , y está protagonizada por Alba August y Maria Fahl Vikander como las encarnaciones joven y anciana de Lindgren, junto con Maria Bonnevie , Magnus Krepper , Trine Dyrholm , Henrik Rafaelsen y Björn Gustafsson .

La película se estrenó en el 68º Festival Internacional de Cine de Berlín el 21 de febrero de 2018, y se estrenó en cines en Suecia el 14 de septiembre del mismo año, así como en Dinamarca el 31 de enero de 2019.

Trama

Niños de todo el mundo le escriben cartas a Astrid Lindgren (Maria Fahl Vikander), lo que la hace soñar con su juventud en Småland . ^{[ 3 ]} Cuando ella ( Alba August ) trabajaba en Vimmerby tidning , se enamora del redactor jefe, Reinhold Blomberg (Henrik Rafaelsen), ^{[ 3 ]} quien es 30 años mayor que ella. Queda embarazada de un hijo, Lars. Como madre soltera, elige dar a luz a su hijo en Copenhague , donde no tuvo que revelar el nombre del padre. ^{[ 4 ]}

Su hijo pasó sus primeros años en una familia de acogida danesa. ^{[ 3 ]} En el Royal Automobile Club , Astrid conoció a Sture Lindgren ( Björn Gustafsson ), quien más tarde se convertiría en su esposo. ^{[ 3 ]}

Elenco

Alba August como Astrid Ericsson ^{[ 5 ]}
- Maria Fahl Vikander como Astrid mayor
Maria Bonnevie como Hanna Ericsson, la madre de Astrid.
Magnus Krepper como Samuel August Ericsson, el padre de Astrid.
Henrik Rafaelsen como Reinhold Blomberg, editor en jefe de la revista Vimmerby y padre de su hijo Lars.
Trine Dyrholm como la madre adoptiva danesa de Lars
Björn Gustafsson como Sture Lindgren, el posterior marido de Astrid.
Li Brådhe como propietario
Mira Mitchell como Berta
Sofia Karemyr como Madicken

Producción

Principal photography took place at Marquardt Palace in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany as well as in Västra Götaland in Sweden.

Release

Following its premiere at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival, Becoming Astrid was screened at the Chicago International Film Festival, where its North American distribution rights were purchased by Music Box Films. The film received a limited theatrical release on 23 November 2018.

Critical response

The film received critical acclaim. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an approval rating of 96% based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Becoming Astrid pays tribute to a beloved character's creator with a biopic that proves the story behind the scenes is just as timelessly engaging."^[6] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, it has a weighted average score of 71 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[7]

Accolades

Response from loved ones

Karin Nyman, Astrid and Sture's daughter, has criticized the film about her mother, stating that Astrid would have felt enormous reluctance for such a film, and that the period in her life, the relationship with Reinhold Blomberg, the son's birth, and foster home stay, was something private, which she did not want to focus on.^[4] Nyman drew comparisons to other biopics, about Winston Churchill (Darkest Hour) or Björn Borg (Borg vs McEnroe), where one focused on what they accomplished in life, rather than a few years of the person's most intimate private life.^[4]

References

↑"BECOMING ASTRID". trustnordisk.com. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
↑"Becoming Astrid (2018)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
1 2 3 4Peterson, Jens (21 February 2018). ""Unga Astrid" – en gripande film om Astrid Lindgren". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2019.
1 2 3Jofs, Stina. ""Astrid hade sagt nej, ett absolut och rungande nej."". Vi (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2019.
↑Michael O'Sullivan (27 November 2018). "This film about Pippi Longstocking's creator is a feminist coming-of-age tale". The Washington Post.
↑"Becoming Astrid (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
↑"Becoming Astrid Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
↑"De är nominerade till Guldbaggen 2019". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 3 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
↑"Guldbaggevinnarna 2019" (in Swedish). 28 January 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

External links

Becoming Astrid at IMDb
Becoming Astrid at the Swedish Film Institute Database
Becoming Astrid at Rotten Tomatoes
Becoming Astrid at Metacritic

[1] "BECOMING ASTRID". trustnordisk.com. Retrieved 23 June 2024.

[2] "Becoming Astrid (2018)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 18 July 2019.

[aftonbladet-3] 1 2 3 4Peterson, Jens (21 February 2018). ""Unga Astrid" – en gripande film om Astrid Lindgren". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2019.

[vi-4] 1 2 3Jofs, Stina. ""Astrid hade sagt nej, ett absolut och rungande nej."". Vi (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2019.

[5] Michael O'Sullivan (27 November 2018). "This film about Pippi Longstocking's creator is a feminist coming-of-age tale". The Washington Post.

[6] "Becoming Astrid (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 11 January 2026.

[7] "Becoming Astrid Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 July 2019.

[2018nominees-8] "De är nominerade till Guldbaggen 2019". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 3 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

[2019winners-9] "Guldbaggevinnarna 2019" (in Swedish). 28 January 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

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