Known For
Directing
Born
Apr 21, 1940
Died
Mar 01, 2004
Place of Birth
Mariestad, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
Credits
23 titles
Håkan Alexandersson
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. 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
I Remember Håkan Alexandersson
School Master - an Inch from Black
Screenplay
Grötmyndigheten
Writer
Evert
Director
Hammar
Director
Calle Schewens vals
Director
Werther
Director
Never Travel on a One Way Ticket
Director
Spårvagn till havet
Director
The Laundry
Director
The Perforated Epoch
Writer
Privatdetektiven Kant
Creator
Hasan the Rose
The customer
Den ljuva tiden
Writer
A Summer of Love
Writer
Stortjuven
Production Design
Tabu
Production Design
Tårtan
Director
Tårtan
Writer
Du gamla, du fria
A Gas Film
Director
Blushing Charlie
Tills elden släcks
Self