Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallström is a Swedish film director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for My Life as a Dog (Mitt liv som hund) (1985) and later for The Cider House Rules (1999). Hallström learned his craft making music videos, in particular for the group ABBA. Since the international success of My Life as a Dog (1985), for which he was nominated for Academy Awards for writing and directing, Hallström has worked in American movies. His first notable American success was What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993). He reached his greatest level of prominence when he was nominated for an Academy Award for best director for the critically acclaimed movie The Cider House Rules (1999) and then later directed the well-received film Chocolat (2000), both of which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. His 2012 film The Hypnotist was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.

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Lars Sven “Lasse” Hallström 是瑞典电影导演。他凭借《我的狗的生活》（1985 年）和后来的《苹果酒屋规则》（1999 年）获得奥斯卡最佳导演奖提名。Hallström学会了制作音乐视频的手艺，特别是为ABBA乐队制作的。自从《我的狗的生活》（1985）在国际上大获成功，并因此获得奥斯卡编剧和导演奖提名以来，哈尔斯特伦一直在美国电影中工作。他在美国取得的第一个显着成功是《吃什么吉尔伯特葡萄》（1993）。当他凭借广受好评的电影《苹果酒屋规则》（1999 年）获得奥斯卡最佳导演奖提名时，他达到了最突出的水平，后来又执导了广受好评的电影《巧克力》（2000 年），这两部电影都获得了奥斯卡最佳影片奖提名。他2012年的电影《催眠师》被选为第85届奥斯卡最佳外语片的瑞典参赛作品，但没有进入最终的入围名单。

Lars Sven „Lasse“ Hallström ist ein schwedischer Filmregisseur und Drehbuchautor.

International bekannt wurde er durch den Film über die Popgruppe ABBA sowie durch Mein Leben als Hund von 1987.