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- 1946-06-02
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- The Cider House Rules
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Film & TV
Directing · Stockholm, Sweden
Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallström (born June 2, 1946) is a Swedish film director. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards: two for My Life as a Dog (Mitt liv som hund) (1985) (Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay) and one for The Cider House Rules (1999) (Best Director). Hallström learned his craft making music videos, in particular for the group ABBA. Since the international success of My…
Known for
- Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer — Self2024
- BIANCA — Self - Guest2022
- Mitt liv som Lasse Hallström — Self2022
- Tillsammans med Strömstedts — Himself2017
- ABBA in Pictures: The Photographer's Story — Self2016
- Svenska tv-historier — Lasse Hallström2015
- My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story — Self2009
- ABBA: The Definitive Collection — Guy in the 'Head Over Heels' video. (uncredited)
Article
Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallström ( Swedish: [ˈlâsːɛ ˈhâlːstrœm]; born 2 June 1946) is a Swedish film director. He first became known for directing almost all music videos by the pop group ABBA, and came to international attention with My Life as a Dog (1985). He is also known for What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), The Cider House Rules (1999), and Chocolat (2000). He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as the Academy Award for Best Director twice.
Early life and education