Lasse Hallström
DirectingLars 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 Life as a Dog (1985), Hallström has worked in American movies. His first notable American success was What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993). He reached his greatest level of prominence when he directed The Cider House Rules (1999) and 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lasse Hallström, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography — Acting
Filmography — Crew
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Director
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Director
Chocolat
Director
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Director
The Cider House Rules
Director
Dear John
Director
The Map That Leads to You
Director
A Dog's Purpose
Director
An Unfinished Life
Director
Casanova
Director
The Hundred-Foot Journey
Director
Safe Haven
Director
The Hoax
Director
My Life as a Dog
Director
Something to Talk About
Director
The Shipping News
Director
Once Around
Director
ABBA: The Movie
Director
Hilma
Writer
The Children of Noisy Village
Director
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
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Lumière & Company
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The Hypnotist
Director
The Rooster
Writer
Father to Be
Director
More About the Children of Noisy Village
Director
ABBA: In Their Own Words
Director
A Guy and a Gal
Director
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
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Happy We
Director
Come On Then!
Director
Shall We Go to Your or My Place or Each Go Home Alone?
Writer
Pappas Pojkar
Director
ABBA: 16 Hits
Producer
Abba - The complete studio recording
Director
Gyllene Tider - Parkliv
Director
Det är grisens fel!
Director
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller
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