Mona Fastvold

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Mona Fastvold
Born (1981-03-07) 7 March 1981 (age 44)
Oslo, Norway
Occupations
  • Film-maker
  • actress
Years active1997–present
Spouse
(m. 2005;div. 2014)
Partner(s) Brady Corbet
(2012–present)
Children1

Mona Fastvold (born 7 March 1981) is a Norwegian filmmaker and actress. She is best known for directing the drama films The Sleepwalker (2014) and The World to Come (2020) and for co-writing The Brutalist (2024).

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Early life

Mona Fastvold was born in Oslo on 7 March 1981. [1]

Career

Fastvold had a minor role in The Other Woman (2009). [2] She directed the drama films The Sleepwalker (2014) and The World to Come (2020), [3] [4] and has directed music videos for several musicians, most notably her ex-husband Sondre Lerche. She co-wrote the films The Childhood of a Leader (2015), Vox Lux (2018), and The Brutalist (2024) with her partner Brady Corbet, who directed all three; the latter earned the two a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. [5]

Personal life

Fastvold's partner, Brady Corbet Brady Corbet at Berlinale 2024.jpg
Fastvold's partner, Brady Corbet

In 2005, Fastvold married Norwegian musician Sondre Lerche. [6] They divorced in 2013. [7] [8]

Since 2012, Fastvold has been in a relationship with American actor and filmmaker Brady Corbet, whom she met on the set of The Sleepwalker. They have a daughter named Ada (born 2014). [9] [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorWriter
2014 The Sleepwalker YesYes
2015 The Childhood of a Leader NoYes
2018 Vox Lux NoYes
2019 The Mustang NoYes
2020 The World to Come YesNo
2024 The Brutalist NoYes
2025 The Testament of Ann Lee [11] YesYes

Acting roles

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Capo Nord
2009 The Other Woman Soniaas Mona Lerche
2018 Vox Lux

Short film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Fault LinesHelen
2009SnapshotsEveAs Mona Lerche
2011MatchJacquelineAs Mona Lerche
2013The Thing IsRachel

Television

Director

YearTitleNotes
2023 The Crowded Room 3 episodes
2025 Long Bright River Episode "Blind Spot"

Acting roles

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997AsyletGry1 episode
1998NiniVibeke1 episode
1999Smørøyet1 episode
2006 Hotel Cæsar Daphne Flaa65 episodes
2020Homemade1 episode

References

  1. "Mona Fastvold". IFFR . Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  2. "Love and Other Impossible Pursuits". IMDb. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. Lurie, Danielle (21 January 2014). "Interview with The Sleepwalker Director/writer Mona Fastvold". Filmmaker. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  4. "The World to Come: an interview with director Mona Fastvold". 23 July 2021.
  5. Brent Lang; Jordan Moreau (23 January 2025). "Oscar Nominations 2025: 'Emilia Pérez' Leads With 13 Nods, 'Wicked' and 'The Brutalist' Follow With 10". Variety. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  6. Aartun, Jorun Sofie F. (6 August 2005). "Trendy å være to". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  7. Norris, John (2 September 2014). "Sondre Lerche Is A Punk-Rock Crooner". Refinery29. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  8. Barshad, Nim (22 May 2014). "Hear Sondre Lerche's Dancey, Divorce-Fueled 'Bad Law'". Spin. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  9. Cipriani, Casey (21 November 2014). "'The Sleepwalker' Writers on Balancing Filmmaking with Baby-Making". IndieWire . Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  10. Wise, Damon (17 October 2015). "Q & A: Director Brady Corbet Talks About His 'Childhood'". Variety . Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  11. Wiseman, Andreas (12 December 2024). "'The Brutalist' Team Have Wrapped On Under-The-Radar Musical 'Ann Lee' Starring Amanda Seyfried, Thomasin McKenzie, Lewis Pullman, Christopher Abbott, Tim Blake Nelson & Stacy Martin". Deadline . Retrieved 13 December 2024.