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 ''The World to Come'' is a 2020 American drama film directed by Mona Fastvold, from a screenplay by Ron Hansen and Jim Shepard, based upon Shepard's story of the same name. It stars Katherine Waterston, Vanessa Kirby, Christopher Abbott and C ...

'' (2020) and for co-writing ''

The Brutalist ''The Brutalist'' is a 2024 Epic film, epic Historical drama, period drama film directed and produced by Brady Corbet, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mona Fastvold. It stars Adrien Brody as a History of the Jews in Hungary, Jewish-Hungarian ...

'' (2024).

Early life

Mona Fastvold was born in

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

on 7 March 1981.

Career

Fastvold had a minor role in ''The Other Woman'' (2009). She directed the drama films '' The Sleepwalker'' (2014) and ''

'' (2020), and has directed music videos for several musicians, most notably her ex-husband

Sondre Lerche Sondre Lerche (; born 5 September 1982) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, musician and actor. His discography includes ten studio albums and multiple EPs. Early life Growing up in a suburb of Bergen, Lerche was heavily influenced by 1980s pop. ...

. She co-wrote the films '' The Childhood of a Leader'' (2015), ''

Vox Lux ''Vox Lux'' is a 2018 American musical drama film written and directed by Brady Corbet, from a story by Corbet and Mona Fastvold. The film stars Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin and Jennifer Ehle. ''Vox Lux'' had its w ...

'' (2018), and ''

'' (2024) with her partner

Brady Corbet Brady James Monson Corbet ( ; born August 17, 1988) is an American filmmaker and former actor. He had roles in films such as ''Thirteen (2003 film), Thirteen'' (2003), ''Mysterious Skin'' (2004), ''Funny Games (2007 film), Funny Games'' (2007), ...

, who directed all three; the latter earned the two a nomination for the

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award (also known as an Oscar) for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best ...

Personal life

In 2005, Fastvold married Norwegian musician

. They divorced in 2013. Since 2012, Fastvold has been in a relationship with American actor and filmmaker

, whom she met on the set of ''The Sleepwalker''. They have a daughter named Ada (born 2014).

Filmography

Film

Acting roles Short film

Television

Director Acting roles

References

External links

* Living people 1986 births Writers from Oslo 21st-century Norwegian actresses Norwegian film actresses Norwegian child actresses Norwegian women film directors Norwegian film directors Norwegian screenwriters Norwegian expatriates in the United States 21st-century screenwriters 21st-century Norwegian writers 21st-century Norwegian women writers Actresses from Oslo Norwegian women screenwriters {{Norway-actor-stub