Lasse Hallstrom
Lasse Hallstrom
Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallströmis a Swedish film director and screenwriter. He first became known for directing almost all music videos by pop group ABBA, and subsequently became a feature film director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for My Life as a Dogand later for The Cider House Rules. His other celebrated directorial works include What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Chocolat, The Shipping News, and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth2 June 1946
CountrySweden
Its just, for me, the natural standard: a woman should be able to decide over her own body.
But I notice that there is a lack of darkness in my movies and I don't know where that comes from.
I always need a couple of highlights to really spark the passion for a project.
I can't go back and label myself as an outcast because I was a pretty well-adjusted kid, but I can certainly relate to the feeling of being an outsider.
Kevin, as the whole cast is, just wonderful people and great people, and people who are attracted to this kind of material and accepting the idea of going to Newfoundland and knowing the kind of lack of amenities.
Many of the comedies I had made in Sweden were slightly based on semi-autobiographical experiences, so adapting novels was a very different experience.
My key interest in choosing scripts is character-driven stories, because there are so many stories that sacrifice character for plot.
My father would tell anyone who would listen that this dentist thing he was doing was not his passion; cinematography was.
I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.
I was always attracted by the European way of life, but I am deeply Swedish.
ABBA: The Movie; I got a lot of grief for working on that.
My films do have characters who have trouble escaping the world around them.
You have to shake off and do the things you need to do to be true to the novel - mainly depart from it, and re-invent, and compress.
It's just, for me, the natural standard: a woman should be able to decide over her own body.