The unusual appearance of Alicia Vikander with Michael Fassbender: a new chapter for her public image

Alicia Vikander won the President’s Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Friday night, an event that has taken place every July since 1946, making it one of the oldest in the world. The movie with Vikander, Brandon, it became the feature film that opened the 57th edition of the event in the Czech city and she won over the public by confessing that the country meant a lot to her. It brings him, he says going on stage, “a wave of incredible memories”, because it was there that he filmed his first work as a protagonist, A royal affair over a decade ago.

The actress of tomb Raider She arrived on the red carpet on the arm of her husband, also actor Michael Fassbender. He, impeccable in a classic tuxedo; she, in a Louis Vuitton dress, of which she is the image. A model designed by the artistic director of the French house, Nicolas Ghesquière, in silk organza, embroidered with floral motifs, lace applications and black leather details. Vikander, who collaborates with the stylist Victoria Sekrier for his public appearances, has completed his looks with a bun with braids, natural makeup and jewelry also from Louis Vuitton.

Michael Fassbender, in a tuxedo, and Alicia Vikander, from Louis Vuitton. Photo: gettyimages

Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender met at the Toronto Film Festival in 2014, but their relationship began months later when they filmed together. The light between the oceans. They married without promotion or pageantry in Ibiza, in 2017, and in 2021 they had a son whose name they did not share. Discretion has been the tone that has marked their relationship, especially over the past five years, during which they have remained away from the media spotlight since their residence in Lisbon. With the exception of two visits to the Cannes Film Festival (the last one less than two months ago), they hadn’t walked a red carpet together since 2016.

Last summer, the interpreter explained in A meeting In The temperature that before giving birth to her son, she had undergone an “extremely painful” abortion and that achieving her desire to be parents was a long and difficult process. In that same post, he shared how he experienced his greatest pinnacle of fame: “When in the eyes of others I was at my peak, I had my saddest moment. I was like, ‘accept- the, it’s amazing’, but I didn’t know what to do. I had all these first class flights and five star hotel rooms, but I was alone. I was alone.”

Alicia Vikander’s dress was created by Nicolas Ghesquière for the occasion. Photo: gettyimages

Now, the star is ready to open a new chapter in her career and prepares for the months to come. Vikander promises to be very present with his work in Brandon, by director Karim Aïnouz, a historical drama in which he shares the screen with Jude Law and in which he puts himself in the shoes of Catherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII. A film that was a candidate for the Palme d’Or at Cannes last May, where it drew eight minutes of applause from the public.

Alicia Vikander receiving the President’s Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Photo: gettyimages

It’s easy to think that Vikander, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2016 for the danish girl, You’re already planning for awards season with the golden statuette on the horizon. The race for the Oscars is not a sprint in February, but a marathon of several months during which the performers who aspire to compete for the prize must be seen constantly at all kinds of events: awards, galas, round tables or previews, months before the pools start.

For his part, Fassbender also has projects ready for the coming months, after several years of absence from filming. This year he will play Kung Fury: the movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger and will participate in The killer, with Tilda Swinton. Additionally, the couple will reunite on screen in Hope, by Korean Na Hong-Jin, much to the delight of fans of the ‘Vikbender’ combo.