Lasse Hallström
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Hallström and wife Lena Olin at the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival
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| Born | Lars Sven Hallström 2 June 1946 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1973–present |
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| Children | 3 |
Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallström (Swedish: [ˈla.ˈsɛ ˈhal.ˈstrœm]; born 2 June 1946) is a Swedish film director and screenwriter. He first became known for directing almost all music videos by pop group ABBA, and subsequently became a feature film director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for My Life as a Dog (Mitt liv som hund) (1985) and later for The Cider House Rules (1999).
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Early life
Hallström was born in Stockholm, Sweden. His father was a dentist[1] and his mother was the writer Karin Lyberg (1907–2000). His maternal grandfather, Ernst Lyberg, was the Minister of Finance in the first cabinet of Carl Gustaf Ekman (1926–1928) and leader of the Liberal Party of Sweden (1930–1933).
Career
A young Hallström attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.[2] He made his directorial debut in 1973, directing the comedy series "Pappas pojkar" for Swedish TV. The collaboration with comedian actors Magnus Härenstam and Brasse Brännström was fruitful with frequent collaborations during his Swedish period. He learned his craft making music videos, in particular for ABBA. Since the international success of My Life as a Dog (1985), for which he was nominated for Academy Awards for writing and directing, Hallström has worked in American movies. His first American film was Once Around. His first notable American success was What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993). He was nominated for an Academy Award for best director for The Cider House Rules (1999) and then later directed Chocolat (2000), both of which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
His 2012 film The Hypnotist was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.[3]
Other work
Almost all of ABBA's promotional films were directed and shot by Hallström, with the only (seven total) exceptions being "When I Kissed the Teacher" (1977); "Chiquitita" (1979), which was made by the BBC; "I Have a Dream" (1979); "On and On and On" (1980); "Lay All Your Love on Me" (1981) (Made by recycling material from older videos); "The Day Before You Came" (1982) and "Under Attack" (1982), which were both directed by Kjell Sundvall and Kjell-Åke Andersson. The films for "Knowing Me, Knowing You" (1977), "Happy New Year" (1980) and "One of Us" (1981) all contained substantial scenes shot in Hallström's own Stockholm apartment. In 1999, Hallström also directed the music video for Northern Line's debut single "Run for Your Life".
Personal life
Hallström married media personality and actress Malou Hallström (died 3 February 2005) in 1974, with whom he has one child, Johan (born 1976). The couple divorced in 1981. In 1990 he met actress Lena Olin; they married on 18 March 1994. The couple currently reside in Bedford, New York, and raise two children, Tora (born 1995) and, a child from Lena Olin's first marriage, producer and director F. Auguste Rahmberg (born 1986). They also have a home located in the Stockholm archipelago.[4][5]
Hallström is vegan.[6]
Videography
(The following is a complete list of all the ABBA music videos that were directed by Lasse Hallström.)
- 1974 – "Waterloo"
- 1974 – "Ring Ring"
- 1975 – "Mamma Mia"
- 1975 – "SOS"
- 1975 – "Bang-A-Boomerang"
- 1975 – "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"
- 1976 – "Fernando"
- 1976 – "Dancing Queen"
- 1976 – "Money, Money, Money"
- 1977 – "Knowing Me, Knowing You"
- 1977 – "That's Me"
- 1977 – "The Name of the Game"
- 1978 – "Take a Chance on Me"
- 1978 – "Eagle"
- 1978 – "One Man, One Woman"
- 1978 – "Thank You for the Music"
- 1978 – "Summer Night City"
- 1979 – "Does Your Mother Know"
- 1979 – "Voulez-Vous"
- 1979 – "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"
- 1979 – "Estoy Soñando"
- 1980 – "Conociéndome, Conociéndote"
- 1980 – "Gracias por la Música"
- 1980 – "The Winner Takes It All"
- 1980 – "Super Trouper"
- 1980 – "Happy New Year"
- 1980 – "Felicidad"
- 1981 – "When All Is Said and Done"
- 1981 – "One of Us"
- 1981 – "No Hay A Quien Culpar"
- 1982 – "Head over Heels"
Filmography
- 1975 – A Guy and a Gal
- 1977 – ABBA: The Movie
- 1979 – Father to Be
- 1981 – Tuppen
- 1983 – Happy We
- 1985 – My Life as a Dog
- 1986 – The Children of Noisy Village
- 1987 – More About the Children of Noisy Village
- 1991 – Once Around
- 1993 – What's Eating Gilbert Grape
- 1995 – Something to Talk About
- 1999 – The Cider House Rules
- 2000 – Chocolat
- 2001 – The Shipping News
- 2005 – An Unfinished Life
- 2005 – Casanova
- 2007 – The Hoax
- 2009 – Hachi: A Dog's Tale
- 2010 – Dear John
- 2011 – Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
- 2012 – The Hypnotist
- 2013 – Safe Haven
- 2014 – The Hundred-Foot Journey
- 2016 – A Dog's Purpose
See also
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References
- ↑ http://www.filmreference.com/film/72/Lasse-Hallstroem.html
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External links
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- Lasse Hallström at the Internet Movie Database
- Lasse Hallström at the Swedish Film Database
- Lasse Hallström at the Internet Music Video Database
- Lasse Hallström Life Sequence
- Lasse Hallström Filmography Sequence
