Håkan Alexandersson

Håkan Alexandersson

Directing

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Tills elden släcksMOVIE

Tills elden släcks

A satirical showdown with the optimism surrounding the atomic war that were expressed in the Swedish national brochure "Om kriget kommer/ If the war comes."

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Tills elden släcks

Du gamla, du fria movie poster

Du gamla, du fria

A street theatre group performs anti-capitalist and anti-militarist plays. The inner conflicts, about how to reach and how tight they shall embrace the working class, escalates and the group split up.

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Du gamla, du fria

Hasan the Rose movie poster

Hasan the Rose

A film director comes to Stockholm claiming he is an internationally renowned filmmaker. The truth is that he is a total failure. He is counting on that his compatriots have saved big money working in Sweden. Money he intend to spend on making a film.

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Blushing Charlie

Truckdriver and bachelor Charlie meets homeless and seven months pregnant Pia. They both dream of finding someone to share their lives with. Charlie then faces a dilemma whether to take part in a demonstration in favor of Cuba, and in addition with his employer's truck.

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Blushing Charlie

I Remember Håkan AlexanderssonMOVIE

I Remember Håkan Alexandersson

A film about male friendship that cracks. And a settlement with the 1900s patriarchal genius myth. Håkan Alexandersson (1940-2004) was an artist rebel in 60s.

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I Remember Håkan Alexandersson

Production

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Never Travel on a One Way Ticket

A hardboiled story that takes place in a far future when most things are over. What’s left is greed, cruelty, sexuality, fire and a tad of poetry.

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Never Travel on a One Way Ticket

Hammar

About Bror Hammar, a 35-year-old man who, due to insomnia, reads a huge amount of crime fiction. His life becomes one with what he reads.

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Tårtan

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Tårtan

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The Laundry

Lisa is a little girl looked after by Dr. Flower, since he believes that the Mona Lisa's mother, who runs a laundry, is not a good and orderly mother.

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The Laundry

Lisa is a little girl looked after by Dr. Flower, since he believes that the Mona Lisa's mother, who runs a laundry, is not a good and orderly mother.

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The Laundry

Lisa is a little girl looked after by Dr. Flower, since he believes that the Mona Lisa's mother, who runs a laundry, is not a good and orderly mother.

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The Laundry

Lisa is a little girl looked after by Dr. Flower, since he believes that the Mona Lisa's mother, who runs a laundry, is not a good and orderly mother.

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The Laundry movie poster

The Laundry

Lisa is a little girl looked after by Dr. Flower, since he believes that the Mona Lisa's mother, who runs a laundry, is not a good and orderly mother.

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Tills elden släcksMOVIE

Tills elden släcks

A satirical showdown with the optimism surrounding the atomic war that were expressed in the Swedish national brochure "Om kriget kommer/ If the war comes."

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Tills elden släcks

Gallery

Håkan Alexandersson portrait

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