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Becoming Astrid

Biopic of Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren, the author of numerous children's books and creator of Pippi Longstocking.

Director

Pernille Fischer Christensen

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Genre

biography, drama, history

Box Office

$120,486

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Awards

3 wins & 11 nominations

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- Soon.
- Oh God... - Becoming Astrid

- Soon. - Oh God...

That little darling.
That little darling! - Becoming Astrid

That little darling. That little darling!

- I have a Christmas present for you.
- What have I done? - Becoming Astrid

- I have a Christmas present for you. - What have I done?

He's just in Denmark.
We'll visit him just as soon as we can. - Becoming Astrid

He's just in Denmark. We'll visit him just as soon...

You don't have to.
You'll be a secretary soon. - Becoming Astrid

You don't have to. You'll be a secretary soon.

You really want to be stepmother to
Berta and all her brothers and sisters? - Becoming Astrid

You really want to be stepmother to Berta and all her brothe...

You could leave the child in Denmark,
come home and forget all of this. - Becoming Astrid

You could leave the child in Denmark, come home and forget a...

Isn't his foster mother
a good mother to him? - Becoming Astrid

Isn't his foster mother a good mother to him?

- Why don't you pick him up?
- He's really grown! - Becoming Astrid

- Why don't you pick him up? - He's really grown!

Hello, Lasse! - Becoming Astrid

I'm glad you came.
Not many do. - Becoming Astrid

I'm glad you came. Not many do.

We'll come and get him
as soon as all this is over. - Becoming Astrid

We'll come and get him as soon as all this is over.

Swedish Book Depository Radio Division.
This is Astrid Ericsson. - Becoming Astrid

Swedish Book Depository Radio Division. This is Astrid Erics...

- Swedish Book Depository Radio Division.
- It's me. - Becoming Astrid

- Swedish Book Depository Radio Division. - It's me.

Olivia's hired a handwriting expert to
examine my letters to the birth clinic- - Becoming Astrid

Olivia's hired a handwriting expert to examine my lette...

You said I could bring him home. - Becoming Astrid

You said I could bring him home.

I know. I'll send you money
so you can visit him. - Becoming Astrid

I know. I'll send you money so you can visit him.

- Lasse is six months old now!
- I know. - Becoming Astrid

- Lasse is six months old now! - I know.

Marie has just written
that he can sit up on his own! - Becoming Astrid

Marie has just written that he can sit up on his own!

Thank you for your call, Mr Gustafsson.
I'll see what I can do. - Becoming Astrid

Thank you for your call, Mr Gustafsson. I'll see what I...

Marie? I think he's hungry again. - Becoming Astrid

Marie? I think he's hungry again.

Are you already hungry again,
little Lasse? - Becoming Astrid

Are you already hungry again, little Lasse?

When we get back, we'll put a bit
of talcum powder on his bottom. - Becoming Astrid

When we get back, we'll put a bit of talcum powder on h...

Marie, I don't know
what I'd do without you. - Becoming Astrid

Marie, I don't know what I'd do without you.

The children in your books
can overcome almost anything. - Becoming Astrid

The children in your books can overcome almost anything.

Pippi gets along
without her mother and father. - Becoming Astrid

Pippi gets along without her mother and father.

Emil is never scared, even when he gets
punished and locked in the woodshed. - Becoming Astrid

Emil is never scared, even when he gets punished and locked ...

MO is starving
and thinks he's going to die, - Becoming Astrid

MO is starving and thinks he's going to die,

That's what I want to be,
someone who never gives up- - Becoming Astrid

That's what I want to be, someone who never gives up-

Evidently it's cheap
to be a philanderer. - Becoming Astrid

Evidently it's cheap to be a philanderer.

I got away with a fine,
so it all worked out. - Becoming Astrid

I got away with a fine, so it all worked out.

- So I can bring Lasse home?
- You can bring Lasse home. - Becoming Astrid

- So I can bring Lasse home? - You can bring Lasse home.

We're free, Astrid. We can do
whatever the hell we want. - Becoming Astrid

We're free, Astrid. We can do whatever the hell we want...

We can have a spring wedding.
With blossoming apple trees! - Becoming Astrid

We can have a spring wedding. With blossoming apple trees!

- It's way too big.
- Darling... - Becoming Astrid

- It's way too big. - Darling...

- You have to see the drawings.
- Drawings? - Becoming Astrid

- You have to see the drawings. - Drawings?

We'll redo the house
so you can have a new kitchen. - Becoming Astrid

We'll redo the house so you can have a new kitchen.

Then Lasse can have her old room. - Becoming Astrid

Then Lasse can have her old room.

So you can comfort him
if he cries in the night. - Becoming Astrid

So you can comfort him if he cries in the night.

Darling?
Come here. Come and see. - Becoming Astrid

Darling? Come here. Come and see.

- You said you could end up in prison.
- Yes. - Becoming Astrid

- You said you could end up in prison. - Yes.

And all this was just for money?
For 1,000 kronor? - Becoming Astrid

And all this was just for money? For 1,000 kronor?

I couldn't have known that. - Becoming Astrid

I couldn't have known that.

- Lasse's been hidden away for a year!
- That was your idea. - Becoming Astrid

- Lasse's been hidden away for a year! - That was your ...

I didn't ask you to take him to Denmark!
That was your lady lawyer. - Becoming Astrid

I didn't ask you to take him to Denmark! That was your ...

- Redo the kitchen and start a family?
- I'm sorry, I can't. - Becoming Astrid

- Redo the kitchen and start a family? - I'm sorry, I c...

- I love you.
- I can't. - Becoming Astrid

- I love you. - I can't.

I just need some time to think. - Becoming Astrid

I just need some time to think.

- Tell me what I've done wrong!
- You're hurting me! - Becoming Astrid

- Tell me what I've done wrong! - You're hurting m...

You can't look after a child.
You can barely afford food. - Becoming Astrid

You can't look after a child. You can barely afford foo...

- You realise the bank is closing now?
- Yes. - Becoming Astrid

- You realise the bank is closing now? - Yes.

I can't come, Marie.
I don't have any money. - Becoming Astrid

I can't come, Marie. I don't have any money.

No. I'm sorry to hear about you two.. - Becoming Astrid

No. I'm sorry to hear about you two..

- How is Lasse?
- He's fine. - Becoming Astrid

- How is Lasse? - He's fine.

- Could I hear his voice?
- Lasse, say hello to Lassa-mama. - Becoming Astrid

- Could I hear his voice? - Lasse, say hello to Lassa-mama.

- Hello, Lasse! Are you doing okay?
- No. - Becoming Astrid

- Hello, Lasse! Are you doing okay? - No.

- Tell her what you and Esse did today.'
- No! - Becoming Astrid

- Tell her what you and Esse did today.' - No!

- I can't afford to talk anymore, Marie.
- Of course. - Becoming Astrid

- I can't afford to talk anymore, Marie. - Of course.

How did the interview
with the Royal Automobile Club go? - Becoming Astrid

How did the interview with the Royal Automobile Club go?

I hope it went well. - Becoming Astrid

I hope it went well.

If I get it I can afford a flat of
my own. Then Lasse can live with me. - Becoming Astrid

If I get it I can afford a flat of my own. Then Lasse can li...

"I had reached hunger's joyful madness. - Becoming Astrid

"I had reached hunger's joyful madness.

"I was empty and without pain,
and my thoughts were untrammelled.“ - Becoming Astrid

"I was empty and without pain, and my thoughts were unt...

- The yearbook. I asked for...
- They're ready now. - Becoming Astrid

- The yearbook. I asked for... - They're ready now.

One moment. I asked
for these captions to be corrected. - Becoming Astrid

One moment. I asked for these captions to be corrected.

That's the old manuscript.
This is the proofed and corrected one. - Becoming Astrid

That's the old manuscript. This is the proofed and corr...

This manuscript
is to be sent to the printer. - Becoming Astrid

This manuscript is to be sent to the printer.

- In other words, everything's in order.
- Yes. - Becoming Astrid

- In other words, everything's in order. - Yes.

- How old is your son?
- He's two and a half. - Becoming Astrid

- How old is your son? - He's two and a half.

My daughter has a child's bed
that we don't use anymore. - Becoming Astrid

My daughter has a child's bed that we don't use an...

The toilet is in the courtyard
and there's a bathhouse near the park. - Becoming Astrid

The toilet is in the courtyard and there's a bathhouse ...

The kitchen is at the end of the hall.
Excuse me... - Becoming Astrid

The kitchen is at the end of the hall. Excuse me...

Don't you think
Lasse will be happy here? - Becoming Astrid

Don't you think Lasse will be happy here?

- Look at mine, Mum!
- Aren't they nice! - Becoming Astrid

- Look at mine, Mum! - Aren't they nice!

Marie... Should I tell him? - Becoming Astrid

Marie... Should I tell him?

I think it's best if we do it together,
tell him he's going to live with you. - Becoming Astrid

I think it's best if we do it together, tell him he...

- What will we say?
- That you've found a place to live. - Becoming Astrid

- What will we say? - That you've found a place to live...

I'll tuck Esse in
and Lasse-mama will tuck Lasse in. - Becoming Astrid

I'll tuck Esse in and Lasse-mama will tuck Lasse in.

- No!
- Come now. She's here today. - Becoming Astrid

- No! - Come now. She's here today.

- No!
- I can tell really good stories! - Becoming Astrid

- No! - I can tell really good stories!

Lassen.
Go to Lasse-mama now. - Becoming Astrid

Lassen. Go to Lasse-mama now.

It's been a long day, he's tired.
I'll put him to bed. - Becoming Astrid

It's been a long day, he's tired. I'll put hi...

- Can you say goodnight, Lasse-mama?
- Goodnight, Lasse-mama. - Becoming Astrid

- Can you say goodnight, Lasse-mama? - Goodnight, Lasse-mama...

I'm not his mother, Marie. - Becoming Astrid

I'm not his mother, Marie.

- You are his mother.
- Marie, he doesn't know me! - Becoming Astrid

- You are his mother. - Marie, he doesn't know me!

Can't you see that this is his home? - Becoming Astrid

Can't you see that this is his home?

Lasse, can you say goodbye
nicely to Lasse-mama? - Becoming Astrid

Lasse, can you say goodbye nicely to Lasse-mama?

Welcome to the annual party
of the Royal Automobile Club. - Becoming Astrid

Welcome to the annual party of the Royal Automobile Club.

I assure you that we'll soon be eating. - Becoming Astrid

I assure you that we'll soon be eating.

But before that,
I think we should raise our glasses- - Becoming Astrid

But before that, I think we should raise our glasses-

Becoming Astrid poster

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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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Director: Pernille Fischer Christensen

Writer: Kim Fupz Aakeson, Pernille Fischer Christensen

Production: N/A

Genre: biography, drama, history

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 71/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: $120,486

Released: 14 Sep 2018

Awards: 3 wins & 11 nominations

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