Hans Alfredson
Encyclopedia
Hans Folke "Hasse" Alfredson (born 28 June 1931 in Malmö
) is a Swedish
actor
, film director
, writer
and comedian
. He was born in Malmö
, Sweden
. He is known for his collaboration with Tage Danielsson
(the two of them often referred to as Hasseåtage
). His most celebrated contribution to their brand of humorist humanism was his ability to extemporize wildly absurd comic situations, for example in the so called Lindeman dialogues. His 1981 film The Simple-Minded Murder
was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival
.
1992-1994 Hans Alfredson was head of the open air museum Skansen
in Stockholm. He has also written a string of books, some intensely comic in a Monty Python style, some equally intensely tragic, some a mixture of the two.
He is the father of directors Daniel
and Tomas Alfredson
.
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
) is a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
. He was born in Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. He is known for his collaboration with Tage Danielsson
Tage Danielsson
Tage Danielsson was a Swedish author, actor, poet and film director. He was born in Linköping and died in Stockholm...
(the two of them often referred to as Hasseåtage
Hasseåtage
Hasseåtage is the commonly used name for the popular Swedish comedy-duo featuring Hans "Hasse" Alfredson and Tage Danielsson. The term was created by the Swedish press in the 1960s, and was never used by the duo themselves...
). His most celebrated contribution to their brand of humorist humanism was his ability to extemporize wildly absurd comic situations, for example in the so called Lindeman dialogues. His 1981 film The Simple-Minded Murder
The Simple-Minded Murder
The Simple-Minded Murder is a 1981 Swedish drama film directed by Hasse Alfredson, starring Stellan Skarsgård, as the feeble-minded Sven Olsson.-Plot:...
was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival
32nd Berlin International Film Festival
The 32nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 12 to February 23, 1982.-Jury:* Joan Fontaine * Vladimir Baskakov* Brigitte Fossey* Joe Hembus* László Lugossy* Gian Luigi Rondi* Helma Sanders-Brahms...
.
1992-1994 Hans Alfredson was head of the open air museum Skansen
Skansen
Skansen is the first open air museum and zoo in Sweden and is located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era....
in Stockholm. He has also written a string of books, some intensely comic in a Monty Python style, some equally intensely tragic, some a mixture of the two.
He is the father of directors Daniel
Daniel Alfredson
Hans Daniel Björn Alfredson is a Swedish film director who is best known for directing film versions of two parts of the Millennium Trilogy: The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest...
and Tomas Alfredson
Tomas Alfredson
Tomas Alfredson is a Swedish film director, best known internationally for directing the 2008 vampire film Let the Right One In...
.
Acting
- 1965 - Docking the BoatDocking the BoatDocking the Boat is a Swedish dark comedy film from 1965 directed by Tage Danielsson. The film stars Gösta Ekman, Monica Zetterlund, Hans Alfredson, Lars Ekborg and Birgitta Andersson have acquired a mild cult following in Sweden for their acting in this film...
- 1967 - Skrållan, Ruskprick och Knorrhane
- 1968 - Shame
- 1968 - Out of an Old Man's Head
- 1970 - Pippi on the RunPippi on the RunPippi on the Run is a 1970 film, based on the eponymous children's books by Astrid Lindgren with the cast of the 1969 TV series...
- 1971 - The Emigrants
- 1971 - The Apple WarThe Apple WarThe Apple War is a 1971 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, Hans Alfredsson, Tage Danielsson, Monica Zetterlund and Max von Sydow. The political theme of the film is the battle between nature on the one hand and commercialisation and industrialisation on...
- 1972 - The New LandThe New LandNybyggarna is a 1972 Swedish film written by Bengt Forslund and directed by Jan Troell. It stars Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann and Eddie Axberg....
- 1974 - Dunderklumpen!Dunderklumpen!Dunderklumpen! is a 1974 Swedish family film directed by Per Åhlin, which combines animation and live action. The story involves several musical numbers. It was released on 26 September 1974.- Plot :...
- 1974 - GangsterfilmenGangsterfilmenGangsterfilmen is a 1974 Swedish film directed by Lars G. Thelestam. It was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Clu Gulager - Glenn Mortenson* Ernst Günther - Anders Andersson* Per Oscarsson - Johan Gustavsson...
- 1975 - Release the Prisoners to SpringRelease the Prisoners to SpringRelease the Prisoners to Spring is a 1975 Swedish film comedy directed by Tage Danielsson....
- 1978 - The Adventures of PicassoThe Adventures of PicassoThe Adventures of Picasso is a 1978 Swedish film comedy directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, as the famous painter...
- 1982 - The Simple-Minded MurderThe Simple-Minded MurderThe Simple-Minded Murder is a 1981 Swedish drama film directed by Hasse Alfredson, starring Stellan Skarsgård, as the feeble-minded Sven Olsson.-Plot:...
- 1989 - The Journey to Melonia
- 1996 - Private ConfessionsPrivate ConfessionsPrivate Confessions is a 1996 Swedish drama film directed by Liv Ullmann and written by Ingmar Bergman. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Pernilla August – Anna* Max von Sydow – Jacob...
- 2004 - Dag och NattDag och nattDag och natt is a 2004 Swedish film with Mikael Persbrandt....
- 2008 - Everlasting MomentsEverlasting MomentsEverlasting Moments is a 2008 Swedish drama film directed by Jan Troell, starring Maria Heiskanen, Mikael Persbrandt and Jesper Christensen. It is based on the true story of Maria Larsson, a Swedish working class woman in the early 1900s, who wins a camera in a lottery and goes on to become a...
- 2009 - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' NestThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (film)The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest is a 2009 Swedish thriller film directed by Daniel Alfredson. It is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by the late Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson, the third and final entry in his "Millennium series". More were to follow, but because...
Books
- 1961 - En liten bok om att bränna löv, ris, kvistar och annat avfall i ett hörn av trädgården
- 1962 - Ernst Semmelmans minnen
- 1963 - Gentlemannens årsbok. Kalender från Mosebacke (with Carl-Uno Sjöblom)
- 1965 - Blommig falukorv och andra bitar för barn
- 1966 - Gummitummen - Skizzer ur en fren dagbok
- 1967 - Å, vilken härlig fred! (with Tage DanielssonTage DanielssonTage Danielsson was a Swedish author, actor, poet and film director. He was born in Linköping and died in Stockholm...
) - 1967 - Rosa rummet eller Operabaren eller dylikt
- 1968 - F. En överdriven äventyrsberättelse
- 1968 - Varför är det så ont om Q? (for children)
- 1975 - Ägget är löst
- 1976 - Bästa vägen till Muckle Flugga (with Kim Meurling)
- 1976 - Svea Hunds limerickar
- 1979 - Den befjädrade ormen
- 1980 - Varför stirrar ni på mina fötter? (with Stig ClaessonStig ClaessonJohn Stig Claesson , also known under his signature Slas, was a Swedish writer, visual artist, and illustrator. Claesson was born on 2 June 1928 in Huddinge, south of Stockholm. He attended the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts between 1947 and 1952, during which time he began to illustrate Swedish...
) - 1980 - En ond man
- 1981 - Tiden är ingenting
- 1983 - Lagens långa näsa (21 crime fiction short stories)
- 1985 - En något större bok (collection)
- 1986 - Svenska Ord i toner (with Tage DanielssonTage DanielssonTage Danielsson was a Swedish author, actor, poet and film director. He was born in Linköping and died in Stockholm...
) - 1986 - Jim & piraterna Blom (with Stellan SkarsgårdStellan SkarsgårdStellan John Skarsgård is a Swedish actor, known internationally for his film roles in Angels & Demons, Breaking the Waves, The Hunt for Red October, Ronin, Good Will Hunting, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist,...
and Stina Jofs) - 1986 - Vanliga palsternackan för gottegrisar året 1987 (with Povel RamelPovel RamelBaron Povel Karl Henric Ramel was a Swedish entertainer. Ramel was a singer, pianist, vaudeville artist, author and a novelty song composer. His style was characterized by imaginative wit, both verbal and musical...
) - 1990 - Nilsson & Olsson or Lämmeleffekten (stage play)
- 1991 - När månen gick förbi (with illustrations by Per ÅhlinPer ÅhlinPer Johan Axel Åhlin , is a Swedish artist and animator.-Career:Åhlin started his career as an artist for the Hasseåtage production Svenska bilder from 1964. After that he has worked on several other Hasseåtage films, including The Adventures of Picasso from 1978 where he provided and animated...
) (for children) - 1992 - En yxa i nacken
- 1992 - När Soft var barn (with illustrations by Per ÅhlinPer ÅhlinPer Johan Axel Åhlin , is a Swedish artist and animator.-Career:Åhlin started his career as an artist for the Hasseåtage production Svenska bilder from 1964. After that he has worked on several other Hasseåtage films, including The Adventures of Picasso from 1978 where he provided and animated...
) - 1993 - Septemberfortaellinger
- 1994 - Avbrott
- 1996 - Blomstervers (poems, with illustrations by Klara Alfredson)
- 1996 - Attentatet i Pålsjö skogAttentatet i Pålsjö skogAttentatet i Pålsjö skog is a 1996 alternate history novel by Hans Alfredson. In the book a group of Swedish anti-fascists blow up a German train passing through Sweden, killing several hundred German soldiers and Eva Braun who was on board...
- 1998 - Varje dag en fest (with Kim Meurling) (illustrated by Per ÅhlinPer ÅhlinPer Johan Axel Åhlin , is a Swedish artist and animator.-Career:Åhlin started his career as an artist for the Hasseåtage production Svenska bilder from 1964. After that he has worked on several other Hasseåtage films, including The Adventures of Picasso from 1978 where he provided and animated...
). - 1999 - De döda kring Maria
- 2001 - Nytidens slott och herresäten (with Lars Olson)
- 2004 - Åtta glas (short story)
- 2004 - Grus - släkten som förändrade världen (with illustrations by Per ÅhlinPer ÅhlinPer Johan Axel Åhlin , is a Swedish artist and animator.-Career:Åhlin started his career as an artist for the Hasseåtage production Svenska bilder from 1964. After that he has worked on several other Hasseåtage films, including The Adventures of Picasso from 1978 where he provided and animated...
)