AUSTIN, Texas -- Movie lovers know Keira Knightley from Oscar caliber films like "Pride and Prejudice" and box office hits "Love Actually" and "Pirates of the Caribbean."

She dives into the past again as the star of "The Aftermath," it's new in local theaters this weekend.

Knightley plays the wife of a British commander whose mission is to rebuild Germany after World War II.

Tension builds dramatically and romantically when the couple moves into a mansion where a German widower (Alexander Skarsgard) remains.

Spectrum News' Victor Diaz talked to Knightley about what makes the period drama a timeless story.