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 the music videos by the 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 Dog (Mitt liv som hund) (1985) and later for The Cider House Rules (1999). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lasse Hallström has received more than 1,576,725 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Lasse Hallström is the 134th most popular film director (up from 141st in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 115th 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."

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Lasse Hallströms by language

Over the past year Lasse Hallström has had the most page views in the with 191,085 views, followed by German (35,417), and Swedish (33,732). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (150.00%), Danish (101.75%), and Basque (96.46%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Lasse Hallström ranks 134 out of 2,041. Before him are Peter Weir, William Hanna, George A. Romero, Nikita Mikhalkov, Wong Kar-wai, and Giuseppe Tornatore. After him are Erich von Stroheim, Lewis Milestone, Jacques Demy, Volker Schlöndorff, Moustapha Akkad, and D. W. Griffith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Lasse Hallström ranks 77. Before him are Michele Placido, Chris Slade, Uri Geller, Daniel Libeskind, Nicos Anastasiades, and Ismaïl Omar Guelleh. After him are Julian Barnes, Sabine Bergmann-Pohl, Xanana Gusmão, Ahmed Zewail, Philip Pullman, and Marilyn vos Savant.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Lasse Hallström ranks 118 out of 1,879. Before him are Peter Stormare (1953), Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861), Nathan Söderblom (1866), Gustav, Prince of Vasa (1799), Ingrid Thulin (1926), and Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland (1912). After him are Gunnar Gren (1920), Sune Bergström (1916), Lennart Johansson (1929), Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden (1001), Hjalmar Branting (1860), and Rolf Maximilian Sievert (1896).

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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), Ruben Östlund (1974), Olle Hellbom (1925), and Hasse Ekman (1915).

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Filmography

What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Director
Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally impaired younger brother, Arnie, who has a knack for finding trouble. Settled into a job at a grocery store and an ongoing affair with local woman Betty Carver, Gilbert finally has his life shaken up by the free-spirited Becky.
Dec 17o 19937.67 / 10
Dear John
Director
While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah, who promises to write to him until he returns from overseas.
Feb 4o 20106.8 / 10
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Director
A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.
Jun 8o 20098.009 / 10