Costume & Make-Up

Maria Strid

Born December 22, 1954 · Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden (age 71)

Maria Strid is a prestigious costume designer and makeup artist.  She is best known for her work on the feature film Let the Right One In (2008) as both costume designer and makeup artist.  She worked as the costume designer on the features Mind the Gap (2007), Paradiset (2003), Her Som Helst Ar Han Javligt Dod (2000), and Vagen Ut (1999).

Known For

Let the Right One InLet the Right One In · 2008
Let the Right One In
★ 7.52008
MovieHorrorDrama
When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl.
Mio in the Land of FarawayMio in the Land of Faraway · 1987
Mio in the Land of Faraway
★ 6.01987
MovieAdventureDrama
Under the watch of his unkind realtives, lonely Bosse's luck is changed when he is sent to the land where his real father is the King. In that country, he sets out on a quest, together with his new friend, to destroy the evil Knight Kato.
Under the SunUnder the Sun · 1998
Under the Sun
★ 6.01998
MovieDramaRomance
Olof lives alone on his family's farm after the death of his mother. Unable to read and write, he is dependent on his younger friend, Erik, who helps him in the afternoons. Once a sailor, Erik brags of having known hundreds of women. Out of the blue, Olof advertises in the local paper for a young lady housekeeper, and Ellen, a middle-class city woman, arrives to take over the house and, as the summer goes on, Olof's heart and Erik's desire as well.
The Stig-Helmer StoryThe Stig-Helmer Story · 2011
The Stig-Helmer Story
★ 4.52011
MovieComedyDrama
The Stig-Helmer Story is a 2011 Swedish comedy film directed by Lasse Åberg. The film is the sixth in the series about Stig-Helmer Olsson.
Time of the WolfTime of the Wolf · 1988
Time of the Wolf
★ 4.31988
MovieDrama
The young nobleman Inge is riding through Sweden, looking for his twin brother, Arild. He meets a group of gypsies who welcome him. They met Arild earlier and believe that the brother is Arild. Inge falls in love with the mysterious girl Isis.
Nobody Owns MeNobody Owns Me · 2013
Nobody Owns Me
★ 6.72013
MovieDrama
The story of a lone father's relationship with his daughter, of the destructive power of alcohol, of a child's vulnerability, but also of love, betrayal and socialist politics in 1970s Sweden.
Once in a LifetimeOnce in a Lifetime · 2000
Once in a Lifetime
★ 4.52000
MovieComedyDrama
Mona Bergström is a sweet eurovision-obsessed woman in her 30s. She is married to a lazy husband and has four children, all named after her favorite Swedish Eurovision popstars. Her brother is a crossdressing guy self-titled "Candy Darling". Mona works in a retirement home for disabled people, where she is responsible for taking care of a young man named David who suffers a movement-restricting disease forcing him into a wheelchair. David's parents have abandoned him, as they wanted a normal child. Mona holds a big place in David's heart, and vica versa. David's goal is to get his parents to come and visit him, and he wants to show them that he is a great person, despite his handicap. Therefore he works with music on his computer, and his goal is to create a song, send it to "The Cardigans", a famous Swedish band and have them play the song and credit him, hoping his parents would spot it and want to visit him.
Who Framed Harry Lund?Who Framed Harry Lund? · 1991
Who Framed Harry Lund?
★ 5.81991
MovieComedyCrime
Harry Lund is having a bad day. First he gets fired. And then loses his entire fortune at an illegal gambling club. On his way out, he is assaulted and drugged by unknown men, and wakes up in a car with another man. A very dead man. A very murdered man. And Harry's penknife sticks out of his body. Harry flees in panic to Stockholm. And now not only the bad guys are close on his heels - but also the police...

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Once in a LifetimeOnce in a Lifetime · 2000
Once in a Lifetime
★ 4.52000
MovieComedyDrama
Mona Bergström is a sweet eurovision-obsessed woman in her 30s. She is married to a lazy husband and has four children, all named after her favorite Swedish Eurovision popstars. Her brother is a crossdressing guy self-titled "Candy Darling". Mona works in a retirement home for disabled people, where she is responsible for taking care of a young man named David who suffers a movement-restricting disease forcing him into a wheelchair. David's parents have abandoned him, as they wanted a normal child. Mona holds a big place in David's heart, and vica versa. David's goal is to get his parents to come and visit him, and he wants to show them that he is a great person, despite his handicap. Therefore he works with music on his computer, and his goal is to create a song, send it to "The Cardigans", a famous Swedish band and have them play the song and credit him, hoping his parents would spot it and want to visit him.

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