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Håkan Alexandersson
Director

Håkan Alexandersson

21 Apr 1940Born
1 Mar 2004Died
63Age at death
21Credits

Biography

Håkan Alexandersson was a multi artist and a man of many talents. He was considered one of the more remarkable and the most wayward visionaries in the Swedish film. Among other things, he worked as a film director, screen writer, author, producer, actor, photographer, artist and musician. He studied at Konstfack, University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, in the late 1950's. Håkan Alexandersson and Carl Johan De Geer met at Konstfack and the two produced a large number of films together. "Tårtan / The Cake" (1973) eventually became a cult hit among children and adults. At first it was viewed as mildly odd and incomprehensible.

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Lasse Sarri, CEO at the Swedish Television company, called the production crazy and absurd, but changed his mind after being informed by a hired plumber, that "Tårtan" was the best he had ever seen on TV. Håkan Alexandersson directed 40 feature films, shorts and television productions from 1959 to 2004. He suffered from cancer during his last ten years and died March 1, 2004 in Stockholm.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2006I Remember Håkan AlexanderssonFilm
  2. 2005School Master - an Inch from BlackFilm: Screenplay
  3. 2003GrötmyndighetenFilm: Writer, Director
  4. 2001EvertFilm: Director, Writer
  5. 1992HammarFilm: Director
  6. 1990Calle Schewens valsFilm: Director
  7. 1990WertherFilm: Director, Writer
  8. 1987Never Travel on a One Way TicketFilm: Director
  9. 1987Spårvagn till havetFilm: Director, Writer
  10. 1985The LaundryFilm: Director, Writer
  11. 1985The Perforated EpochFilm: Writer, Director
  12. 1983Privatdetektiven KantSeries: Creator
  13. 1980Hasan the RoseFilm: The customer
  14. 1980Den ljuva tidenFilm: Writer
  15. 1979A Summer of LoveFilm: Writer
  16. 1973TårtanSeries: Director, Writer, Creator (14 episodes)
  17. 1973TårtanFilm: Writer, Director
  18. 1972Du gamla, du friaFilm
  19. 1971A Gas FilmFilm: Director
  20. 1970Blushing CharlieFilm
  21. 1960Tills elden släcksFilm: Director

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