Becoming Astrid
(2020, original release: 2018)

Nonfiction

eVideo

Provider: Kanopy

Details

PUBLISHED
Music Box Films, 2018
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2020
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (streaming video file) (123 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

ISBN/ISSN
7495414
LANGUAGE
Swedish
NOTES

Title from title frames

Teenaged Astrid Lindgren, future author of Pippi Longstocking, leads a carefree life in rural Sweden. Eager to break free from her conservative upbringing, she accepts an internship at a local newspaper where she attracts the attention of its married editor. After Astrid becomes pregnant, she leaves home to give birth to a son, whom she reluctantly leaves with a foster mother. When the foster mother falls ill, Astrid uses her imagination and flair for storytelling to reconnect with her child. Official Selection at the **Berlin International Film Festival**

Film

In Process Record

Alba August

Originally produced by Music Box Films in 2018

Mode of access: World Wide Web

In English

Additional Credits