Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallström (; 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

Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallström was born on 2 June 1946 in Stockholm, Sweden. His father was a dentist<!---this source gives DOB as 6/6/1946---> and keen amateur videographer; his mother was the author and poet Karin Lyberg.

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He attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm, where he made his first music video

Career

thumb|Hallström at a Career Achievement Tribute at the 2013 [[Miami International Film Festival]]

In the late 1960s, Hallström worked as a director of short pop music clips at Sveriges Television.

Hallström directed and executive produced the 2024 American-Icelandic Nordic Noir thriller television series The Darkness, starring his wife Lena Olin, who has collaborated with him on other films.

Awards and nominations

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|1985

|My Life as a Dog

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|1993

|What's Eating Gilbert Grape

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|1995

|Something to Talk About

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|1999

|The Cider House Rules

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|2000

|Chocolat

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|2001

|The Shipping News

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|2011

|Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

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|2014

|The Hundred-Foot Journey

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Directed Academy Award performances<br />Under Hallström's direction, these actors have received Academy Award wins and nominations for their performances in their respective roles.

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|2000

|Juliette Binoche

|Chocolat

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! colspan="4" |Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

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|1993

|Leonardo DiCaprio

|What's Eating Gilbert Grape

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|1999

|Michael Caine

|The Cider House Rules

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! colspan="4" |Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

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|2000

|Judi Dench

|Chocolat

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Personal life

Hallström married media personality and actress in 1974. They divorced in 1981.

In 1990, he met actress Lena Olin, and they married on 18 March 1994. They have a daughter. In 2011 the couple were residing in Bedford, New York, and also had a home in the Stockholm Archipelago.

Videography

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(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 – Two Boys and a Girl
  • 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
  • 2006 – 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
  • 2017 – A Dog's Purpose
  • 2018 – The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
  • 2022 –
  • 2024 – The Darkness (TV series)
  • 2025 – The Map That Leads to You

See also

  • ABBA discography

References

  • Lasse Hallström at the Internet Music Video Database
  • Lasse Hallström Life Sequence