Lasse Hallstrom

Lars Sven “Lasse” Hallstrom was born in Stockholm on June 2, 1946, to a writer and dentist. His father had a hobby: he loved making home videos. It was thanks to this paternal passion that years later the world received a talented film director. His career began with music videos for the Swedish band ABBA: almost all the songs of the famous quartet were accompanied by a video story performed by Lasse Hallström. The creative union lasted eight years. However, the talented director was always bored more

Lars Sven “Lasse” Hallstrom was born in Stockholm on June 2, 1946, to a writer and dentist. His father had a hobby: he loved making home videos. It was thanks to this paternal passion that years later the world received a talented film director.

His career began with music videos for the Swedish band ABBA: almost all the songs of the famous quartet were accompanied by a video story performed by Lasse Hallström. The creative union lasted eight years. However, the talented director was always bored within the popular genre – he was attracted by the prospects of the “big screen”. Already in 1975, he made his debut with the film “Boy and Girl”, and two years later Hallstrom paid tribute to the eight-year friendship with the group ABBA and shot a full-length film. ABBA: film .

International fame did not fall on Hallström overnight, like snow on his head: success was achieved by methodical, systematic steps and great diligence. Only in 1985, the name of the director finally appears on the hearing of the sophisticated film audience. The painting “My Dog Life” allowed Hallström to cooperate with the American market.
In his work, he is not only a director. Many films are produced, filmed and edited by Hallstrom himself. In addition, he often writes scripts, and in a number of series even plays himself ("Directors", "Magic Mirror", "Biography").
The best films of Lasse Hallström and critics, and the audience unanimously recognize the films Casanova . Winemakers' Rules . Chocolate . "Hachiko: Most faithful friend" .

The famous Swedish director carefully protects his personal life from publicity. From his first marriage to Malu Hallström in 1976, his son Johan was born. Now Lasse is married to actress Lena Ulin, the couple is raising a daughter Tura, who is almost 20 years younger than her half-brother.