FILM DIRECTOR

Lasse Hallström

1946 - Today

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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 his 1985 feature film My Life as a Dog, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. He is also known for What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), The Cider House Rules (1999), and Chocolat (2000). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lasse Hallström is the 153rd most popular film director (down from 134th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 118th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Film Director.

Lasse Hallström is most famous for his work as a director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the films "My Life as a Dog" and "What's Eating Gilbert Grape."

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Lasse Hallström ranks 153 out of 2,041. Before him are Wong Kar-wai, Ang Lee, Robert Benton, Erich von Stroheim, Masaki Kobayashi, and Alexander Dovzhenko. After him are Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marcel Carné, Moustapha Akkad, Don Siegel, Abel Gance, and Josef von Sternberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Lasse Hallström ranks 102. Before him are John C. Mather, Ahmed Zewail, Brian Cox, Catharine MacKinnon, Daniel Libeskind, and Frank Marshall. After him are Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, Jochen Mass, John Paul Jones, Steve Biko, Philip Pullman, and John Heard.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Lasse Hallström ranks 139 out of 1,879. Before him are Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg (1584), Catherine of Vadstena (1331), Princess Eugénie of Sweden (1830), Johan Gottlieb Gahn (1745), Zarah Leander (1907), and Eric X of Sweden (1180). After him are Lennart Johansson (1929), Birgit Nilsson (1918), Gunnar Gren (1920), Ingrid Thulin (1926), Rudolf Kjellén (1864), and Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland (1912).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Sweden

Among film directors born in Sweden, Lasse Hallström ranks 2. Before him are Ingmar Bergman (1918). After him are Victor Sjöström (1879), Roy Andersson (1943), Sven Nykvist (1922), Bo Widerberg (1930), Alf Sjöberg (1903), Jan Troell (1931), Vilgot Sjöman (1924), Olle Hellbom (1925), Johan Renck (1966), and Ruben Östlund (1974).

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