Håkan Alexandersson

Known for DirectingBorn 1940-04-21Died 2004-03-01Mariestad, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

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.Read more

Movies & web series

School Master - an Inch from Black

Evert

Hammar

Spårvagn till havet

The Laundry

Hasan the Rose

Du gamla, du fria

Grötmyndigheten

Werther

Stortjuven

I Remember Håkan Alexandersson

A Summer of Love

Tårtan

Tabu

Never Travel on a One Way Ticket

Blushing Charlie

Calle Schewens vals

The Perforated Epoch

Privatdetektiven Kant

Den ljuva tiden

Tårtan

A Gas Film

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