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Lasse Hallström

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 06/02/1946 (77) | Stockholm (Sweden)
Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallström (Swedish: [ˈlâsːɛ ˈhâlːstrœm]; born 2 June 1946) is a Swedish film director. He first became known for directing almost all the music videos by the 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). His other celebrated directorial works include What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) and Chocolat (2000). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

A mother and daughter move to a small French town where they open a chocolate shop. The town, religious and morally strict, is against them, as they represent free-thinking and indulgence. When a grou ...

Chocolat

Certification unknown

2000 | 3.5/5 | 2h 1min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally impaired younger br ...

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

PG-13

1993 | 3.8/5 | 1h 58min
Romance / Love, Drama
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A boy, obsessed with comparing himself with those less fortunate, experiences a different life at the home of his aunt and uncle in 1959 Sweden. ...

My Life as a Dog

Certification unknown

1985 | 3.6/5 | 1h 42min
Drama, Comedy
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Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physic ...

The Cider House Rules

PG-13

1999 | 3.5/5 | 2h 6min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Lasse Hallström

2x Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director European Film Academy Lux Award
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Movies with Lasse Hallström as Actor(3)

as himself2009 My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
as Guy in the 'Head Over Heels' video. (uncredited)2002 ABBA: The Definitive Collection
as gäst på partyt1975 A Guy and a Gal

Movies with Lasse Hallström as Crew(46)

Directing/Director2022 Hilma
Writing/Writer2022 Hilma
Directing/Director2018 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Directing/Director2017 A Dog's Purpose
Directing/Director2014 The Hundred-Foot Journey
Directing/Director2013 Safe Haven
Directing/Director2012 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Directing/Director2012 The Hypnotist
Directing/Director2010 Dear John
Directing/Director2009 Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Directing/Director2006 The Hoax
Production/Executive Producer2006 Open Window
Directing/Director2005 An Unfinished Life
Directing/Director2005 Casanova
Directing/Director2002 ABBA: The Definitive Collection
Directing/Director2001 The Shipping News
Directing/Director2000 Chocolat
Directing/Director1999 The Cider House Rules
Directing/Director1995 Something to Talk About
Directing/Director1995 Lumière and Company
Directing/Director1993 What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Production/Executive Producer1993 What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Directing/Director1991 Once Around
Directing/Director1987 More About the Children of Noisy Village
Directing/Director1986 The Children of Noisy Village
Directing/Director1985 My Life as a Dog
Writing/Screenplay1985 My Life as a Dog
Directing/Director1983 Happy We
Writing/Writer1983 Happy We
Directing/Director1981 The Rooster
Editing/Editor1981 The Rooster
Writing/Writer1981 The Rooster
Directing/Director1981 Come On Then!
Writing/Writer1981 Come On Then!
Directing/Director1981 Gyllene Tider: Parkliv
Directing/Director1979 Father to Be
Editing/Editor1979 Father to Be
Writing/Writer1979 Father to Be
Directing/Director1977 ABBA: The Movie
Editing/Editor1977 ABBA: The Movie
Directing/Director1975 A Guy and a Gal
Writing/Writer1975 A Guy and a Gal
Crew/Cinematography1973 Shall We Go to My Place or Your Place or Each Go Home Alone?
Directing/Director1973 Shall We Go to My Place or Your Place or Each Go Home Alone?
Writing/Writer1973 Shall We Go to My Place or Your Place or Each Go Home Alone?
Camera/Camera Operator1971 88-öresrevyn

TV Shows/Series with Lasse Hallström as Crew(5)

Directing/Director2008 New Amsterdam
Production/Producer2008 New Amsterdam
Directing/Director1989 Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn
Directing/Director1977 Semlons gröna dalar
Directing/Director1973 Pappas pojkar

Full Name: Lars Sven Hallström
Citizenship: Sweden
Born: Sunday, 06/02 1946 (June) in Stockholm (Sweden) (current age: 77 years + 323 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Spouses (current/former): Lena Olin
Mother: Karin Lyberg
Other names for Lasse Hallström (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Lars Hallström"
"Lasse Hallstrom"
Lasse Hallström frequently works together with these people:
Andrew Mondshein (9x, Crew)
Brasse Brännström (8x, Actor)
Waldemar Bergendahl (7x, Crew)
David Gropman (6x, Crew)
Leslie Holleran (6x, Crew)
Inger Pehrsson (6x, Crew)
Lena Olin (5x, Actress)
Gösta Engström (5x, Actor)
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus (5x, Crew)
Oliver Stapleton (5x, Crew)
Alan C. Blomquist (4x, Crew)
Astrid Lindgren (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:9220, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024