Richard Hobert
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Richard Hobert, born 1 December 1951 in Kalmar
, is a Swedish
scriptwriter and film director.
Hobert studied political science
, languages and film/theatre at the Lund University
from 1970-73. He debuted as a radio playwright in 1974. Holbert worked as a writer and assistant director up to his debut as a director in 1978. During the eighties he wrote and directed several TV-films, among them the internationally awarded "The Twelve Months of Summer", "Age Unknown" and "The Fifteenth Chieftain".
His debut on the big screen 1993, "Spring of Joy", was the first film in a cycle of seven, called "The Seven Deadly Sins".
The stories were focused on the same Swedish family, ranging from comedy to drama and even a thriller. He wrote, directed and co-produced the huge project during the nineties. "Spring of Joy" was awarded the prestigious "The Ingmar Bergman-Prize", Bergman" with Bergman´s personal motivation:"A masterpiece". "Spring of Joy" as well as the other films in the Cycle:"The Hands","Autumn in Paradise", "Run for your life", "The Eye", "Where the Rainbow ends" and "The Birthday" received Scandinavian
and international awards.
In 2002, "Everyone loves Alice" was a major critic´s and box office success. The film won the "Best European Film" award at The Hollywood Film Festival. This powerful film is reminiscent in intensity and intimacy of Ingmar Bergman´s gripping 1973 film Scenes From A Marriage (Marilyn Moss, Hollywood Reporter).
His next film,"Three Suns" ,a medieval love story, was considered a disappointment and was widely criticised.
A year later Hobert returned with "Harry's Daughters", starring Lena Endre
and Amanda Ooms
. The film,about the violent conflict between two sisters after the loss of a child, was generally received as one of his best films ever.
He has been married to actress Lena Endre since 2000.
Kalmar
Kalmar is a city in Småland in the south-east of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 62,767 inhabitants in 2010 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of 233,776 inhabitants .From the thirteenth to the...
, 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....
scriptwriter and film director.
Hobert studied political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
, languages and film/theatre at the Lund University
Lund University
Lund University , located in the city of Lund in the province of Scania, Sweden, is one of northern Europe's most prestigious universities and one of Scandinavia's largest institutions for education and research, frequently ranked among the world's top 100 universities...
from 1970-73. He debuted as a radio playwright in 1974. Holbert worked as a writer and assistant director up to his debut as a director in 1978. During the eighties he wrote and directed several TV-films, among them the internationally awarded "The Twelve Months of Summer", "Age Unknown" and "The Fifteenth Chieftain".
His debut on the big screen 1993, "Spring of Joy", was the first film in a cycle of seven, called "The Seven Deadly Sins".
The stories were focused on the same Swedish family, ranging from comedy to drama and even a thriller. He wrote, directed and co-produced the huge project during the nineties. "Spring of Joy" was awarded the prestigious "The Ingmar Bergman-Prize", Bergman" with Bergman´s personal motivation:"A masterpiece". "Spring of Joy" as well as the other films in the Cycle:"The Hands","Autumn in Paradise", "Run for your life", "The Eye", "Where the Rainbow ends" and "The Birthday" received Scandinavian
and international awards.
In 2002, "Everyone loves Alice" was a major critic´s and box office success. The film won the "Best European Film" award at The Hollywood Film Festival. This powerful film is reminiscent in intensity and intimacy of Ingmar Bergman´s gripping 1973 film Scenes From A Marriage (Marilyn Moss, Hollywood Reporter).
His next film,"Three Suns" ,a medieval love story, was considered a disappointment and was widely criticised.
A year later Hobert returned with "Harry's Daughters", starring Lena Endre
Lena Endre
Lena Endre is a Swedish actress. She was born in Lidingö, Stockholm County, and grew up in Härnösand, Ångermanland and Trollbäcken, Tyresö. She had her breakthrough in the Swedish TV-series Varuhuset and Lorry in the 1980s. Since then she has acted in a number of TV-series and movies, both in...
and Amanda Ooms
Amanda Ooms
Amanda Ooms is a Swedish actress and writer. She has acted in both film and TV in Sweden and internationally. She was born in Kalmar, Sweden.-Partial filmography:*1986 – Bröderna Mozart*1988 – Hotel St...
. The film,about the violent conflict between two sisters after the loss of a child, was generally received as one of his best films ever.
He has been married to actress Lena Endre since 2000.
Filmography
- "Harrys's Daughters" Harrys döttrar (2005)
- "Three Suns" Tre solar (2004)
- "Everyone loves Alice" Alla älskar Alice (2002)
- "The Birtday" Födelsedagen (2000)
- "Where the Rainbow ends" Där regnbågen slutar (1999)
- "The Eye" Ögat (1998)
- "Run for your life" Spring för livet (1997)
- "Autumn in Paradise" Höst i paradiset - Glädjekällan 2 (1995)
- "The Hands" Händerna (1994)
- "Spring of Joy" Glädjekällan (1993)
- "The Fifteenth Chieftain" Den femtonde hövdingen (TV) (1992)
- "Age Unknown" Ålder okändÅlder okändÅlder okänd is a 1991 TV-movie written and directed by Richard Hobert. The movie was shown on Swedish TV2 in three parts of 50 minutes each.- Cast :* Harriet Andersson as Marianne Retke* Christian Fiedler as Max Hoffman...
(TV) (1991) - "The Twelve Months of Summer" Sommarens tolv månader (TV) (1988)
- Skånska mord - Yngsjömordet (TV) (1986)
- Skånska mord - Esarparen (TV) (1986)
- Polskan och Puckelryggen (TV) (1983)
- Två slår den tredje (TV) (1981)
- Gänget (TV) (1978)