Each year, World War II stories continue to fill streaming libraries. Just last year, two prominent series in the genre were released: A Small Light, the story of a Dutch woman who helped Anne Frank's family, and Transatlantic, an uplifting tale of activists who evacuated refugees from occupied France. We Were the Lucky Ones stands alongside these projects – it's a heartbreaking story of ordinary people in war.
If you don't have time for TV shows, these five movies about love in wartime are just what you need.
1. Allied, 2016
In 1942, Max, an intelligence officer, arrives in Casablanca to assassinate the German ambassador. Marianne, a member of the French Resistance, becomes his accomplice. Working together, the two fall in love and decide to settle in London. A happy family life, a child, a cozy home – all this can collapse in an instant because of Marianne's secrets.
Allied is an espionage thriller by Robert Zemeckis,...
If you don't have time for TV shows, these five movies about love in wartime are just what you need.
1. Allied, 2016
In 1942, Max, an intelligence officer, arrives in Casablanca to assassinate the German ambassador. Marianne, a member of the French Resistance, becomes his accomplice. Working together, the two fall in love and decide to settle in London. A happy family life, a child, a cozy home – all this can collapse in an instant because of Marianne's secrets.
Allied is an espionage thriller by Robert Zemeckis,...
- 5/13/2024
- by zoe-wallace@startefacts.com (Zoe Wallace)
- STartefacts.com
Take a look at "Tomb Raider" actress Alicia Vikander, photographed by Jan Welters, wearing "Louis Vuitton" for the November 2023 issue of "Madame Figaro" magazine:
Vikander trained as a dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'. In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina"... ...followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and the biopic "The Fifth Estate".
In 2014 and 2015, Vikander achieved global recognition and acclaim for her...
Vikander trained as a dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'. In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina"... ...followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and the biopic "The Fifth Estate".
In 2014 and 2015, Vikander achieved global recognition and acclaim for her...
- 11/7/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Take a look at "Tomb Raider" actress Alicia Vikander in the March 2023 issue of "W" magazine, photographed by Hyungsik Kim:
Vikander trained as a dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'. In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina"... ...followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and the biopic "The Fifth Estate".
In 2014 and 2015, Vikander achieved global recognition and acclaim for her roles as activist '...
Vikander trained as a dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'. In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina"... ...followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and the biopic "The Fifth Estate".
In 2014 and 2015, Vikander achieved global recognition and acclaim for her roles as activist '...
- 3/16/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Take a look at "Tomb Raider" actress Alicia Vikander in the March 2023 issue of "W" magazine (Korea), photographed by Hyungsik Kim:
Vikander trained as a dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'. In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina"... ...followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and the biopic "The Fifth Estate".
In 2014 and 2015, Vikander achieved global recognition and acclaim for her roles as activist...
Vikander trained as a dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'. In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina"... ...followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and the biopic "The Fifth Estate".
In 2014 and 2015, Vikander achieved global recognition and acclaim for her roles as activist...
- 2/28/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Take a look at Oscar winning Louis Vuitton ambassador Alicia Vikander aka "Tomb Raider" actress 'Lara Croft', posing for the "Lv Volt" fine jewellery collection, photographed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino:
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'. In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina", followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and the biopic "The Fifth Estate".
In 2014 and 2015, Vikander...
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'. In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina", followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and the biopic "The Fifth Estate".
In 2014 and 2015, Vikander...
- 5/3/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Take a look at Oscar winner Alicia Vikander aka "Tomb Raider" actress 'Lara Croft', posing for the latest issue of “Harper’s Bazaar (UK)” magazine, wearing Louis Vuitton, photographed by Betina Du Toit :
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina", followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and the biopic "The Fifth Estate...
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina", followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and the biopic "The Fifth Estate...
- 4/8/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Take a look at Oscar winning Louis Vuitton ambassador Alicia Vikander aka "Tomb Raider" actress 'Lara Croft', posing for the "Lv Volt" fine jewellery collection, photographed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino:
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'. In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina", followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and the biopic "The Fifth Estate".
In 2014 and 2015, Vikander...
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'. In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina", followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and the biopic "The Fifth Estate".
In 2014 and 2015, Vikander...
- 4/5/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Take a look at "Tomb Raider" actress Alicia Vikander wearing Louis Vuitton wardrobe for the latest issue of "Madame Figaro" (France) magazine, photographed by David Roemer:
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'. In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina"... ...followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and the biopic "The Fifth Estate".
In 2014 and 2015, Vikander achieved global recognition...
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'. In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina"... ...followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and the biopic "The Fifth Estate".
In 2014 and 2015, Vikander achieved global recognition...
- 1/26/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Take a look at "Tomb Raider" actress Alicia Vikander wearing Louis Vuitton wardrobe for the latest issue of "Madame Figaro" (France) magazine, photographed by David Roemer:
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'. In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina"... ...followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and the biopic "The Fifth Estate".
In 2014 and 2015, Vikander achieved global recognition...
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'. In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina"... ...followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and the biopic "The Fifth Estate".
In 2014 and 2015, Vikander achieved global recognition...
- 1/8/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Take a look at Oscar winning Louis Vuitton ambassador Alicia Vikander aka "Tomb Raider" actress 'Lara Croft', posing for the "Lv Volt" fine jewellery collection, photographed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino:
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'. In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina", followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and the biopic "The Fifth Estate".
In 2014 and 2015, Vikander...
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'. In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina", followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and the biopic "The Fifth Estate".
In 2014 and 2015, Vikander...
- 10/13/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Take a look at 'Lara Croft' "Tomb Raider" actress Alicia Vikander posing for the new Louis Vuitton campaign "Journey Home for the Holidays", including monogram luggage, silver handbags, jewellery from the 'Lv Volt' collection and a whole lot more:
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'. In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina", followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination. She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell...
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'. In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina", followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination. She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell...
- 11/21/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Swedish "Tomb Raider" actress Alicia Vikander covers the November 2019 issue of "Elle" (Korea) magazine, wearing Louis Vuitton, photographed by Choi Yongbin:
Vikander began acting as a child in minor stage productions at the 'Gothenburg' opera house, followed up by training as a ballet dancer at Stockholm's 'Royal Swedish Ballet School' and the 'School of American Ballet' in New York.
She gained recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the drama series "Andra Avenyn", making her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning a 'Guldbagge' award for 'Best Actress'.
She gained wider recognition playing 'Kitty' in "Anna Karenina" (2012) and 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair".
She played 'Vera Brittain' in "Testament of Youth" (2014), a humanoid robot in "Ex Machina" 2014) and painter 'Gerda Wegener' in "The Danish Girl" (2015), winning an 'Academy Award' for 'Best Supporting Actress'.
In 2016, Vikander appeared in "Jason Bourne...
Vikander began acting as a child in minor stage productions at the 'Gothenburg' opera house, followed up by training as a ballet dancer at Stockholm's 'Royal Swedish Ballet School' and the 'School of American Ballet' in New York.
She gained recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the drama series "Andra Avenyn", making her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning a 'Guldbagge' award for 'Best Actress'.
She gained wider recognition playing 'Kitty' in "Anna Karenina" (2012) and 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair".
She played 'Vera Brittain' in "Testament of Youth" (2014), a humanoid robot in "Ex Machina" 2014) and painter 'Gerda Wegener' in "The Danish Girl" (2015), winning an 'Academy Award' for 'Best Supporting Actress'.
In 2016, Vikander appeared in "Jason Bourne...
- 11/7/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek 'Lara Croft', "Tomb Raider" actress Alicia Vikander on location in Corsica, France, supporting the 'Cruise 2019' campaign from Louis Vuitton photographed by Craig McDean:
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina", followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination. She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and in the Julian Assange-biopic "The Fifth Estate" that same year.
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina", followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination. She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and in the Julian Assange-biopic "The Fifth Estate" that same year.
- 8/13/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Take a look at Oscar winner Alicia Vikander in "Vanity Fair" magazine, on the news that Gk Films, producers of "Tomb Raider (2018) are developing a feature sequel, showcasing video game star, adventurer 'Lara Croft', scripted by Amy Jump ("High-Rise"):
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina"...
...followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama...
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina"...
...followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama...
- 4/14/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Take a look at new images of "Tomb Raider" actress Alicia Vikander in the April 2019 issue of "Harper's Bazaar" (Us) magazine, wearing Louis Vuitton, photographed by Mariano Vivanco:
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10). She made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning a 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 Vikander portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in Joe Wright's adaptation of "Anna Karenina", followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination. She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and in the biopic "The Fifth Estate".
In 2014 and 2015, Vikander achieved global...
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10). She made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning a 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 Vikander portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in Joe Wright's adaptation of "Anna Karenina", followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination. She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and in the biopic "The Fifth Estate".
In 2014 and 2015, Vikander achieved global...
- 4/3/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Less widely seen (and acclaimed) than it deserved to be, James Kent’s debut feature “Testament of Youth” was one of the great recent love-in-wartime dramas, translating the intimate romance and sprawling human tragedy of Vera Brittain’s Wwi memoir with a grace and heft worthy of its David Lean allusions. Four years on, it’s not hard to see why Kent was enlisted for “The Aftermath,” which aims for a similar old-school blend of stiff-upper-lipped heartbreak and grand classical sweep amid the ruins of another world war — albeit from material a bit thinner than Brittain’s. Paring Rhidian Brook’s 2013 bestseller down to a straightforward love triangle between Keira Knightley and Jason Clarke’s troubled English married couple and the dreamy German widower (Alexander Skarsgård) whose house they’ve requisitioned in postwar Hamburg, Kent’s film settles efficiently but less enthralingly into rainy-afternoon soap territory.
The result is attractive and diverting,...
The result is attractive and diverting,...
- 2/18/2019
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Take a look at new images, plus footage of Swedish "Tomb Raider" actress Alicia Vikander on location in Corsica, France, supporting the 'Cruise 2019' campaign from Louis Vuitton wearing Nicolas Ghesquière, with Lv handbags, photographed by Craig McDean:
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina", followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination. She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell...
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina", followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination. She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell...
- 10/21/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek revealing images of Oscar-winning Swedish actress Alica Vikander, star of the upcoming "Tomb Raider" feature film reboot, in "Vanity Fair" magazine:
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina", followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination. She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and in the Julian Assange-biopic "The Fifth Estate" that same year.
In 2014 and 2015, Vikander achieved...
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina", followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination. She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and in the Julian Assange-biopic "The Fifth Estate" that same year.
In 2014 and 2015, Vikander achieved...
- 2/8/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek more new imges, plus footage from the upcoming live-action "Tomb Raider" reboot, directed by Roar Uthaug, starring Oscar winner Alicia Vikander ("The Danish Girl") as 'Lara Croft', opening March 16, 2018:
"We see 'Lara' as a young woman," said director Uthaug, "...smart and capable but largely unfocused, and follow her on a dangerous journey...
"...that will push her to her limits in every sense and allow her to hone...
"...the 'skills' she needs to ultimately become who she was meant to be..."
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya'.
"We see 'Lara' as a young woman," said director Uthaug, "...smart and capable but largely unfocused, and follow her on a dangerous journey...
"...that will push her to her limits in every sense and allow her to hone...
"...the 'skills' she needs to ultimately become who she was meant to be..."
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya'.
- 2/8/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek more new footage including TV spots, from the upcoming live-action "Tomb Raider" reboot, directed by Roar Uthaug, starring Oscar winner Alicia Vikander ("The Danish Girl") as 'Lara Croft', opening March 16, 2018:
"We see 'Lara' as a young woman," said director Uthaug, "...smart and capable but largely unfocused, and follow her on a dangerous journey...
"...that will push her to her limits in every sense and allow her to hone...
"...the 'skills' she needs to ultimately become who she was meant to be..."
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya'.
"We see 'Lara' as a young woman," said director Uthaug, "...smart and capable but largely unfocused, and follow her on a dangerous journey...
"...that will push her to her limits in every sense and allow her to hone...
"...the 'skills' she needs to ultimately become who she was meant to be..."
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya'.
- 1/22/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek more new footage, plus leaked set images from the upcoming live-action "Tomb Raider" reboot, directed by Roar Uthaug, starring Oscar winner Alicia Vikander ("The Danish Girl") as 'Lara Croft', opening March 16, 2018:
"We see 'Lara' as a young woman," said director Uthaug, "...smart and capable but largely unfocused, and follow her on a dangerous journey...
"...that will push her to her limits in every sense and allow her to hone...
"...the 'skills' she needs to ultimately become who she was meant to be..."
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she...
"We see 'Lara' as a young woman," said director Uthaug, "...smart and capable but largely unfocused, and follow her on a dangerous journey...
"...that will push her to her limits in every sense and allow her to hone...
"...the 'skills' she needs to ultimately become who she was meant to be..."
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she...
- 1/18/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek more new footage, plus leaked set images from the upcoming live-action "Tomb Raider" reboot, directed by Roar Uthaug, starring Oscar winner Alicia Vikander ("The Danish Girl") as 'Lara Croft', opening March 16, 2018:
"We see 'Lara' as a young woman," said director Uthaug, "...smart and capable but largely unfocused, and follow her on a dangerous journey...
"...that will push her to her limits in every sense and allow her to hone...
"...the 'skills' she needs to ultimately become who she was meant to be..."
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series...
...gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
"We see 'Lara' as a young woman," said director Uthaug, "...smart and capable but largely unfocused, and follow her on a dangerous journey...
"...that will push her to her limits in every sense and allow her to hone...
"...the 'skills' she needs to ultimately become who she was meant to be..."
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series...
...gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
- 12/13/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek more new footage, plus images from the upcoming live-action "Tomb Raider" reboot, directed by Roar Uthaug, starring Oscar winner Alicia Vikander ("The Danish Girl") as 'Lara Croft', opening March 16, 2018:
"We see 'Lara' as a young woman," said director Uthaug, "...smart and capable but largely unfocused, and follow her on a dangerous journey...
"...that will push her to her limits in every sense and allow her to hone...
"...the 'skills' she needs to ultimately become who she was meant to be..."
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series...
...gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she...
"We see 'Lara' as a young woman," said director Uthaug, "...smart and capable but largely unfocused, and follow her on a dangerous journey...
"...that will push her to her limits in every sense and allow her to hone...
"...the 'skills' she needs to ultimately become who she was meant to be..."
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series...
...gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she...
- 9/20/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek more new images from the upcoming live-action "Tomb Raider" feature, directed by Roar Uthaug, starring Oscar winner Alicia Vikander ("The Danish Girl") as 'Lara Croft', opening March 16, 2018:
"We see Lara as a young woman," said director Uthaug, "...smart and capable but largely unfocused, and follow her on a dangerous journey...
"...that will push her to her limits in every sense and allow her to hone the skills she needs to ultimately become who she was meant to be..."
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess...
"We see Lara as a young woman," said director Uthaug, "...smart and capable but largely unfocused, and follow her on a dangerous journey...
"...that will push her to her limits in every sense and allow her to hone the skills she needs to ultimately become who she was meant to be..."
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess...
- 8/10/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek more new images of the young 'Lara Croft' (Alicia Vikander) from the upcoming "Tomb Raider" feature, directed by Roar Uthaug, based on the 2013 video game by Crystal Dynamics, opening March 16, 2018:
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina"...
...followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and in the Julian Assange...
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina"...
...followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and in the Julian Assange...
- 3/28/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek leaked set images from the new "Tomb Raider" feature, directed by Roar Uthaug, starring Alicia Vikander ("The Danish Girl") as 'Lara Croft', based on the 2013 video game by Crystal Dynamics, opening March 16, 2018:
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina"...
...followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and in...
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina"...
...followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination.
She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and in...
- 2/6/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek images of Swedish actress Alicia Vikander, star of the "The Light Between Oceans", from a classic issue of "Vs" magazine:
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the 'Royal Swedish Ballet School' in Stockholm and the 'School of American Ballet' in New York. She appeared in Swedish short films and TV series, gaining recognition in Northern Europe for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama series "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), played 'Princess Kitty' in "Anna Karenina" and 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish feature "A Royal Affair", earning a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination. She then starred in the Swedish drama "Hotell" (2013) and appeared in "The Fifth Estate" (2013).
In 2014 and 2015, Vikander achieved global recognition and acclaim for her roles as 'Vera Brittain' in "Testament of Youth", a humanoid robot in "Ex Machina" and painter 'Gerda Wegener'...
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the 'Royal Swedish Ballet School' in Stockholm and the 'School of American Ballet' in New York. She appeared in Swedish short films and TV series, gaining recognition in Northern Europe for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama series "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), played 'Princess Kitty' in "Anna Karenina" and 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish feature "A Royal Affair", earning a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination. She then starred in the Swedish drama "Hotell" (2013) and appeared in "The Fifth Estate" (2013).
In 2014 and 2015, Vikander achieved global recognition and acclaim for her roles as 'Vera Brittain' in "Testament of Youth", a humanoid robot in "Ex Machina" and painter 'Gerda Wegener'...
- 1/23/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek new images of Oscar-winning Swedish actress Alicia Vikander ("The Danish Girl"), star of the upcoming "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" feature film reboot, on location in Brazil for the "Louis Vuitton" 'Spirit of Travel' campaign:
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina", followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination. She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and in the...
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina", followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination. She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and in the...
- 10/19/2016
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Take a look @ new revealing images of Oscar-winning Swedish actress Alica Vikander ("The Danish Girl"), star of the upcoming "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" feature film reboot, in the latest issue of "Vanity Fair" magazine:
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina", followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination. She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and in the Julian Assange...
Vikander trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York.
She began her professional acting career appearing in Swedish television series, gaining recognition for her role as 'Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt' in the TV drama "Andra Avenyn" (2008–10).
Vikander made her feature film debut in "Pure" (2010), winning the 'Guldbagge Award' for 'Best Actress'.
In 2012 she portrayed 'Princess Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya' in director Joe Wright's film adaptation of "Anna Karenina", followed by the role of 'Queen Caroline Mathilde' in the Danish film "A Royal Affair", receiving a 'BAFTA Rising Star Award' nomination. She then starred in the 2013 Swedish drama "Hotell" and in the Julian Assange...
- 8/5/2016
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
It is not news that Scandinavia is a powerful cultural force in the world, as Hollywood chases Norwegian novelist Karl Ove Knausgaard ("My Struggle"), hit TV series ("The Killing," "The Bridge," "Wallander"), Mads Mikkelsen ("Hannibal"), writer-director Tobias Lindholm ("Borgen") and yet another iteration of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," whose original star Noomi Rapace is up for an Amy Winehouse feature, while Alicia Vikander—the starriest Swedish import since Ingrid Bergman— is a likely candidate to replace Rooney Mara in the Millennium series. Vikander has had quite a year, from her moving portrayal of Vera Brittain's World War I heroine in "Testament of Youth" and a steely android in "Ex Machina" to her lauded role as the ambitious artist wife supporting Eddie Redmayne's gender transformation in "The Danish Girl" (Working Title/Focus Features). An Oscar nomination is in...
- 11/8/2015
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
It’s always rather delightful to see someone really break in the industry in a big way. This year, the 19th annual Hollywood Film Awards are taking notice of Alicia Vikander’s tremendous 2015 and bestowing upon her the Hollywood Breakout Actress Award. She’s impressed in both The Danish Girl and Ex Machina, with the former likely to score here a Best Supporting Actress nomination. As such, this is a great honor for her, likely just the first of many to come. Even if Oscar somehow doesn’t end up citing her as well, this has Vikander on the radar for years to come. The Hollywood Film Awards are unquestionably right to honor her here in this regard. She’s earned it, and then some… Here’s part of the press release once again announcing this honor: dick clark productions announced today that the Swedish actress Alicia Vikander will receive the “Hollywood Breakout Actress Award,...
- 10/30/2015
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Read More: Review: Beautifully Observed And Gorgeous 'Testament Of Youth' Starring Kit Harington & Alicia Vikander Alicia Vikander became a breakout success earlier this year with her transfixing performance in April's "Ex Machina," but it wasn't until two months later that her real star potential was cemented in the period romance "Testament of Youth." Directed by James Kent, the drama stars Vikander as Vera Brittain, a young woman in 1914 Britain who sacrifices her promising education at Somerville College to join the World War I effort as a nurse in the Voluntary Aid Detachment. Her service takes her from London to Malta and France, where she sees firsthand the horrors of war as she tends to hurt and dying soldiers from Britain and Germany. The actress earned rave reviews for her vulnerable central performance, and the exclusive featurette above takes viewers behind the scenes of the production's epic setting and intimate emotional reach.
- 10/19/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Calling Alicia Vikander the year’s big-screen “It Girl” is to understate the case.
Since January, the 26-year-old Swede has been seen in a big-budget fantasy (Seventh Son), an Australian noir (Son of a Gun), as World War I-era English pacifist Vera Brittain (Testament of Youth) and in her most unique role, Ex Machina’s semi-see-through android Ava.
Later this year we’ll see Vikander catch 17th-century Tulip Fever, star opposite real-life boyfriend Michael Fassbender in The Light Between Oceans and as artist Gerda Wegener in the true-life period piece The Danish Girl. It’s based on the story of Einar Wegener (Eddie Redmayne), one of the first people to go through gender reassignment surgery, and Gerda was his pre-transformation wife.
If you’re still not impressed, check out The Man from U.N.C.L.E. this month. A period-set spy thriller based on the 1960s TV show, director Guy Ritchie’s movie...
Since January, the 26-year-old Swede has been seen in a big-budget fantasy (Seventh Son), an Australian noir (Son of a Gun), as World War I-era English pacifist Vera Brittain (Testament of Youth) and in her most unique role, Ex Machina’s semi-see-through android Ava.
Later this year we’ll see Vikander catch 17th-century Tulip Fever, star opposite real-life boyfriend Michael Fassbender in The Light Between Oceans and as artist Gerda Wegener in the true-life period piece The Danish Girl. It’s based on the story of Einar Wegener (Eddie Redmayne), one of the first people to go through gender reassignment surgery, and Gerda was his pre-transformation wife.
If you’re still not impressed, check out The Man from U.N.C.L.E. this month. A period-set spy thriller based on the 1960s TV show, director Guy Ritchie’s movie...
- 8/11/2015
- by Bob Strauss - Cineplex Magazine
- Cineplex
Well, looks like it’s time to take another break from the Summer movie multiplex mayhem and settle in for something a tad more staid and much more somber. Like last May’s Far From The Madding Crowd, this new release feels closer to an “end of the year” award and critics’ ten best contender. Like that earlier film, we’re back across the pond amongst the “veddy, veddy” British, plus it’s also based on a revered piece of literature. The time period is taken up about 50 years, so the horse-drawn carriages have given away to motorized vehicles (and lots and lots of trains). The big change is that this one doesn’t spring from the imagination of a writer, such as Mr. Hardy. Everything really happened to these very real people chronicled in an acclaimed memoir. Happily, like Far, this new work balances rising young stars of cinema...
- 7/10/2015
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Testament Of Youth stars Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington with director James Kent Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
James Kent follows up on the Testament Of Youth, based on Vera Brittain's World War I memoir, the day of Interview Magazine's première, on and off the red carpet with Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington. We connect Helen Mirren's costume designer, Consolata Boyle, with a Coco Chanel style dictum, he confides what getting Joanna Scanlan meant to him, turning Alicia from Ava in Alex Garland's Ex Machina into Vera, and coming on board with David Heyman, the producer of Paddington, Gravity, and the Harry Potter films.
Roland Leighton (Kit Harington) Edward Brittain (Taron Egerton) Vera (Alicia Vikander): "Loving it with the boys."
The ensemble, including Miranda Richardson, Emily Watson, Taron Egerton, Colin Morgan, Dominic West, Jonathan Bailey and Alexandra Roach contributes mightily to the impact Brittain's story continues to have.
James Kent follows up on the Testament Of Youth, based on Vera Brittain's World War I memoir, the day of Interview Magazine's première, on and off the red carpet with Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington. We connect Helen Mirren's costume designer, Consolata Boyle, with a Coco Chanel style dictum, he confides what getting Joanna Scanlan meant to him, turning Alicia from Ava in Alex Garland's Ex Machina into Vera, and coming on board with David Heyman, the producer of Paddington, Gravity, and the Harry Potter films.
Roland Leighton (Kit Harington) Edward Brittain (Taron Egerton) Vera (Alicia Vikander): "Loving it with the boys."
The ensemble, including Miranda Richardson, Emily Watson, Taron Egerton, Colin Morgan, Dominic West, Jonathan Bailey and Alexandra Roach contributes mightily to the impact Brittain's story continues to have.
- 6/12/2015
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Alicia Vikander will make a very good movie star. It's a curious moment in the life of an actress when the media, evidently in collusion, decides to label her the "Next Big Thing." The designation is, in Vikander's case, well-deserved; moviegoers are in the midst of a nine-month span in which no fewer than seven of her films arrive in theaters. Most recently, she played a robot named Ava in April's Ex Machina and Vera Brittain in the movie adaptation of Brittain's World War I memoir in this month's Testament of Youth. Next, Vikander will appear as a denizen of the swinging '60s in August's The Man from U.N.C.L.E. "They're all kind of weirdly coming out at the same time," Vikander explained recently as we sat side by side on a patterned sofa at Manhattan's Crosby Street Hotel. "And [I've] been there, doing the work. Suddenly, from the outside perspective,...
- 6/9/2015
- by Allie-Merriam
- Popsugar.com
Sneak Peek new clips of footage from director James Kent's First World War drama feature "Testament of Youth", based on the memoirs written by Vera Brittain, starring Alicia Vikander:
"...in 1914, 'Vera Brittain' (Vikander) overcomes the restraints on women of the time...
"...to become student at 'Somerville College', Oxford.
"When World War I breaks out, her brother 'Edward' (Taron Egerton), her fiancé 'Roland Leighton' (Kit Harington) and their friends 'Victor' (Colin Morgan) and 'Geoffrey' (Jonathan Bailey), are sent to serve at the front lines.
"Brittain follows their sacrifice, leaving college to join the 'Voluntary Aid Detachment' as a nurse tending the wounded and dying in London, Malta and France..."
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"...in 1914, 'Vera Brittain' (Vikander) overcomes the restraints on women of the time...
"...to become student at 'Somerville College', Oxford.
"When World War I breaks out, her brother 'Edward' (Taron Egerton), her fiancé 'Roland Leighton' (Kit Harington) and their friends 'Victor' (Colin Morgan) and 'Geoffrey' (Jonathan Bailey), are sent to serve at the front lines.
"Brittain follows their sacrifice, leaving college to join the 'Voluntary Aid Detachment' as a nurse tending the wounded and dying in London, Malta and France..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Testament Of Youth"...
- 6/7/2015
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Swedish newcomer Alicia Vikander, as critic David Edelstein points out, is this year's cinematic It girl, for sheer volume of output of films on the way. (Among them, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Light Between the Oceans, and The Danish Girl). Vikander already wowed audiences this year as the robot Ava in the futuristic Ex Machina, but her latest, the period piece Testament of Youth, reveals a more humane side. Based on the moving memoirs of pacifist and feminist Vera Brittain, the film takes place before, during, and after World War I, as Vikander's character abandons her studies at Oxford to become a nurse in the armed forces when both her brother and her fiancé (played by Game of Thrones star Kit Harington) enlist. Her story, required reading in the U.K., is considered an elegy for a lost generation. "It's so rare to have a female perspective on that war,...
- 6/7/2015
- by Jennifer Vineyard
- Vulture
Should you ever be tempted to wax nostalgic for an age in which wars were fought according to the laws of cause and effect and for reasons that may confidently be labeled “rational,” pick up Vera Brittain’s World War I memoir Testament of Youth or steel yourself for James Kent’s mournful, very fine new film starring Alicia Vikander as Brittain. The “Great War” made so little sense relative to its cost in lives that it gave birth to a new era in literature and art and a new breed of tragedy; after this, nothing would be expected to happen according to divine logic. Despite a centennial and such recent works as War Horse, the horror of the war has faded, at least on this side of the Atlantic. It’s time for the testament of Brittain and the Brits to be reheard.The beginning of Testament of Youth...
- 6/5/2015
- by David Edelstein
- Vulture
Read More: Kit Harington on His 'Naughty' 'Game of Thrones' Cast and Going Full-Blown Romantic for 'Testament of Youth' It would behoove any cinephile to learn Alicia Vikander's name, and learn it quickly. The Swedish actor first hit the states in Joe Wright's 2012 "Anna Karenina" and since then she's been working non-stop on an avalanche of films that all hit theaters this year. Earlier this year, she played the robot Ava in Alex Garland's directorial debut, "Ex Machina." Later on this year, she'll appear alongside Academy Award-winner Eddie Redmayne in Tom Hooper's "The Danish Girl," which she couldn't yet discuss. At the moment, she's taking on one of England's most revered World War I memoirists, Vera Brittain in "Testament of Youth." During the "Testament of Youth" press day earlier this week, Vikander welcomed me with a warm smile and, as I prepared to sit across from her at a lengthy table,...
- 6/5/2015
- by Casey Cipriani
- Indiewire
Want to see Jon Snow learn to flirt? In Kit Harington's latest film, Testament of Youth, he plays a student turned World War I soldier who captures the interest of our heroine, Vera Brittain, played by Ex Machina's decidedly non-robotic Alicia Vikander. Brittain, whose memoir forms the basis of the film, became a passionate advocate for pacifism after nursing soldiers on both sides during the war. But this exclusive scene takes place before war breaks out, and Vera is seen in a more relaxed state, hanging out with her brother and his school chums. "I wanted the modernity," director James Kent told Vulture at the film's New York premiere hosted by Peggy Siegal, Interview magazine, and Exclusive Matchmaking. "I wanted it to feel like they were just kids today, enjoying themselves, chilling out, very informal.""It's one of the few scenes where we got to be really light," Vikander added.
- 6/5/2015
- by Jennifer Vineyard
- Vulture
Bright lights, big city with Alicia Vikander, James Kent and Kit Harington Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Interview Magazine's New York première of Sony Pictures Classics’ Testament Of Youth, directed by James Kent, starring Alicia Vikander as Vera Brittain and Kit Harington (Game Of Thrones) as her fiancé, Roland, was held at the Bow-Tie Chelsea Cinemas.
Vikander, right after coming out of Alex Garland's penetrating artificial intelligence tale, Ex Machina, in which she stars with Oscar isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, and Sonoya Mizuno, entered into this First World War drama, based on Brittain's memoir.
Alicia Vikander on Vera Brittain's memoir: "I think the story of the book and this film really tells another side to the story." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Michael Fassbender was spotted with the cast, producer Rosie Alison, Michael Barker and Tom Bernard at the Hotel Americano after party. Photographer Michael Avedon, grandson of Richard Avedon and Tara Subkoff,...
Interview Magazine's New York première of Sony Pictures Classics’ Testament Of Youth, directed by James Kent, starring Alicia Vikander as Vera Brittain and Kit Harington (Game Of Thrones) as her fiancé, Roland, was held at the Bow-Tie Chelsea Cinemas.
Vikander, right after coming out of Alex Garland's penetrating artificial intelligence tale, Ex Machina, in which she stars with Oscar isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, and Sonoya Mizuno, entered into this First World War drama, based on Brittain's memoir.
Alicia Vikander on Vera Brittain's memoir: "I think the story of the book and this film really tells another side to the story." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Michael Fassbender was spotted with the cast, producer Rosie Alison, Michael Barker and Tom Bernard at the Hotel Americano after party. Photographer Michael Avedon, grandson of Richard Avedon and Tara Subkoff,...
- 6/5/2015
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The tragedy of World War One and how it robbed England of a generation of bright young men is recreated from a woman’s point of view in The Testament of Youth. Based on a best-selling memoir by Vera Brittain, published in 1933 and dramatized for British television in 1979, it’s fresh fodder for an American audience and presented in a manner that is forthright without ever lapsing into cliché. Some cynics may dismiss it as Masterpiece Theatre fodder, but Brittain’s story offers substance and surprise, as interpreted by screenwriter Juliette Towhidi and director James Kent. And if there is nothing particularly revolutionary in their approach, the story is solid and especially ...
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- 6/4/2015
- by Leonard Maltin
- Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy
Spoilers ahead for the last episode of Game of Thrones. Kit Harington's two projects right now share a few themes in common. In both Game of Thrones and his new movie Testament of Youth, the actor plays the sensitive-soul-turned-soldier, fighting a brutal war — one in Westeros, and the other in the real world, during World War I. But where Jon Snow has a few battles under his belt (and has even managed to kill a White Walker), Harington's portrayal of Roland Leighton reveals someone new to both love and war, which complicates his romance with suffragette Vera Brittain, on whose memoir the film is based. Over candy and coffee, Harington chatted with Vulture about his amazing Hardhome scene, rocking out, and how he's a poet at heart.I actually visited the set of Castle Black back when they were just building Hardhome, down in the quarry just beneath Castle...
- 6/4/2015
- by Jennifer Vineyard
- Vulture
Testament of Youth director James Kent on Vera Brittain: "She was hungry for literature, hungry to see particularly women writers…" Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
At high noon, before Interview Magazine's New York premiere of Sony Pictures Classics’ Testament Of Youth, starring Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington with Emily Watson, Dominic West, Joanna Scanlan, Taron Egerton, Miranda Richardson, Colin Morgan, Jonathan Bailey and Alexandra Roach, I met up with director James Kent for a conversation on his debut feature film at the Crosby Street Hotel.
BBC Films and Heyday Films' producers David Heyman and Rosie Alison teamed up with Michael Barker and Tom Bernard co-founders of Spc to bring Vera Brittain's classic pacifist memoir to the Us.
Kit Harington (Roland) Alicia Vikander (Vera): "It is about experience. As Roland says to Vera early on when they're beginning to fall in love."
George Elliot, Thomas Hardy, Jane Austen, intellectual ambition,...
At high noon, before Interview Magazine's New York premiere of Sony Pictures Classics’ Testament Of Youth, starring Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington with Emily Watson, Dominic West, Joanna Scanlan, Taron Egerton, Miranda Richardson, Colin Morgan, Jonathan Bailey and Alexandra Roach, I met up with director James Kent for a conversation on his debut feature film at the Crosby Street Hotel.
BBC Films and Heyday Films' producers David Heyman and Rosie Alison teamed up with Michael Barker and Tom Bernard co-founders of Spc to bring Vera Brittain's classic pacifist memoir to the Us.
Kit Harington (Roland) Alicia Vikander (Vera): "It is about experience. As Roland says to Vera early on when they're beginning to fall in love."
George Elliot, Thomas Hardy, Jane Austen, intellectual ambition,...
- 6/3/2015
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
With Testament of Youth, our collective poppy-strewn dream imagery of a decimated generation of the gallant young men of Wwi — and their noble horses too — might undergo a sea change. Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina), simultaneously poignant and powerful as Vera Brittain, the writer who fought her way into Oxford then chucked that to go to the front as a nurse, gives another indelible performance, her tragedies foretold by the forlorn-looking women at the train station sending off their jolly soldiers. Brittain's bestselling autobiographical novel was never part of the U.S. women's-studies canon; it's a surprise to see Brittain handily handling "our" issues of career, love, family. But add the war and a triumvirate of deaths: her great love, the das...
- 6/3/2015
- Village Voice
Pacifism is extinct as a populist political platform, replaced by the bipartisan and inoffensive talking point of “Support the Troops.” No single film will restore its influence, but the World War I-set “Testament of Youth” makes a passionate and sensible case for it through devastating, melancholy, persevering drama. The can-do idealism and soft-lit romance that begin the film soon abandon us to the cruel terribleness thereafter. Shortly before the assassination of a far-off archduke changes her life completely, aspiring poet Vera Brittain (Alicia Vikander) revels in achieving her life goal: to be admitted to Oxford, where women can attend classes.
- 5/29/2015
- by Inkoo Kang
- The Wrap
★★★★☆ James Kent's magnificent feature debut Testament of Youth (2014), based on Vera Brittain's bestselling memoir about the First World War, is a real tearjerker that should move male and female audiences alike and appeal to fans of Joe Wright's Atonement (2007). Screenwriter Juliette Towhidi (Love, Rosie) focuses on Brittain's coming of age - from the rural idyll where she grew up, through the hallowed halls of Oxford, to the horrors of war - the loss she endured and the carnage she witnessed. All naturally led her down the path of pacifism. Vera (Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina), is desperate to study at Oxford but her father (Dominic West) disapproves of her academic ambition.
- 5/26/2015
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
A compassionate, distressing tale of a woman’s determination to find her own purpose, full of heartbreaking moments that pile up until they’re unbearable. I’m “biast” (pro): I’m desperate for stories about women; fascinated by World War I
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I keep saying it: Women have war stories too. War is not the exclusive province of men, whatever Hollywood would have us think. And Vera Brittain’s experiences during World War I make up one of the great women’s war stories: her 1933 book about her life and the war’s impact on her family and on British society was a bestseller, and its success gave her a public platform as a pacifist during WWII and into the Cold War.
This adaptation of her Testament of Youth,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I keep saying it: Women have war stories too. War is not the exclusive province of men, whatever Hollywood would have us think. And Vera Brittain’s experiences during World War I make up one of the great women’s war stories: her 1933 book about her life and the war’s impact on her family and on British society was a bestseller, and its success gave her a public platform as a pacifist during WWII and into the Cold War.
This adaptation of her Testament of Youth,...
- 5/13/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
The May 1 release of Avengers: Age of Ultron marks the "official" start of the 2015 Summer Movie Season and with that in mind, it's only appropriate to offer up a look forward at what's ahead over the next four months. What is ahead over the next four monthsc Well, a lot of movies that cost a lot of money with a few smaller features mixed in for good measure, and as much as some of us may lament the fact studios have become so franchise focused, it's hard not to admit a desire to see some of these bigger features. As a means of whittling down the flock of films arriving over the next several months I've chosen to take a look at my 20 most anticipated, which does mean there are bound to be some titles I probably ought to mention, but didn't make the list for a variety of reasons.
- 4/29/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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