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Gender: Male

Place of birth: Mariestad, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

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Movie Involvements: 29

TV Involvements: 3


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Tabu
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(1977) Production Design
Tårtan
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Tårtan

(1973) Creator
Hammar
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Hammar

(1992) Director
Werther
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Werther

(1990) Writer
A Summer of Love
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A Summer of Love

(1979) Writer
The Laundry
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The Laundry

(1985) Editor
Stortjuven
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Stortjuven

(1979) Production Design
Tårtan
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Tårtan

(1973) Director

Acting

Writing

Directing

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1990 Producer
1985 Producer
Producer
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Art

Year Role Movie/Tv
1985 Set Designer
1979 Production Design
1977 Production Design
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Editing

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1985 Editor
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Creator

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1973 Creator
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