The Irish Times

Noomi Rapace: ‘I’ve always revolted against cuteness and the need to be likable’

Actor on the ‘trauma’ of making Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and her unsettling new film Lamb

Fri Dec 10 2021 - 06:05

Claire Foy: ‘Pain plays a big part in all the characters I play’

‘I have an aversion to be being told I have to look a certain way to be an actress’

Sat Nov 10 2018 - 05:00

16 film trailers were released last week. Which ones look good?

Animated ‘Spiderman’ looks promising. But ‘Suspiria’, and new films from Steve McQueen and Lenny Abrahamson look breathtaking

Tue Jun 12 2018 - 06:00

The next Elena Ferrante? The best European fiction coming your way

A devastating French debut, a controversial Norwegian saga ... the best new euronovels

Mon May 21 2018 - 15:36

Obituary: Henning Mankell best known for Wallander series

Swedish writer captured a sense of melancholic struggle that echoed around the world

Tue Oct 06 2015 - 09:52

The man with the reputation to live up to: Lisbeth Salander’s new writer

David Lagercrantz is a household name in Sweden, thanks to his biography of the soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic. But now he’s set to tackle Stieg Larsson’s legacy, with his follow-up to the Millennium trilogy

Sat Sept 05 2015 - 01:00

Sweden’s tolerant image compromised by attacks on Roma

Beggars from poor EU states are splitting Swedish society and fuelling extremism

Sun Aug 09 2015 - 22:00

Anger at claim author ‘born’ to revive Stieg Larsson character

Aristocrat David Lagercrantz has written sequel to Stieg Larsson’s ‘Millennium’ trilogy

Tue Aug 04 2015 - 20:18

Noomi Rapace: “I think acting saved my life”

Noomi Rapace certainly knows how to make an entrance – and how to talk. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Prometheus star discusses her love of Iceland, life as a 15-year-old wild child in Stockholm, and how acting saved her life

Fri Nov 07 2014 - 00:00