Tomas Alfredson

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Tomas Alfredson
Alfredson at the London premiere of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, 2011
Born
Hans Christian Tomas Alfredson

(1965-04-01) 1 April 1965 (age 58)
Lidingö, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Occupation(s)Film director, actor
Years active1971–present
Parent(s)Hans Alfredson
Gunilla Alfredson
RelativesDaniel (brother)
Sofi (sister)
Mats (brother, died 1967)

Hans Christian Tomas Alfredson (born 1 April 1965) is a

Guldbagge award for Best Direction twice; in 2005 for Four Shades of Brown, and in 2008 for Let the Right One In.[1]

He is the son of director and actor Hans Alfredson and the brother of director Daniel Alfredson.

Early life

Alfredson was born in 1965 in

Hans "Hasse" Alfredson. Tomas was used to being treated differently from an early age.[3] "[A small] number of people were public property, and he was one of them," Alfredson said of his father. Hasse was seldom home, and Tomas was mostly raised by his mother.[3] "But I participated in [Hasse's] film productions every summer, it was probably a way for us to reach each other (...) I thought it was great fun."[4]

Alfredson would often have minor roles in the

Hasseåtage series of popular films, that featured the comedy-duo of his father and Tage Danielsson – such as the role of the "Count" in The Apple War (1971), his sole line of dialogue being "Adieu, mon plaisir" ("Goodbye, my pleasure").[4]

Directing career

Alfredson's career started at

Guldbagge
nomination for Best Direction.

Alfredson joined the Swedish comedy group

Guldbagge awards, including Best Direction for Alfredson.[11]

Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist released his debut horror novel Let the Right One In in 2004. After reading the novel, Alfredson wanted to get involved in a film adaptation, and approached Lindqvist: "They [sic] was a crowd banging on his door to make a movie, so I was #40 or something. When we met, he knew of me and he liked what I'd done previously, and we got along together very well."[12] The film tells the story of a 12-year-old bullied boy who befriends a child vampire in early 1980s Blackeberg, Sweden. In addition to directing, Alfredson edited the film in collaboration with Dino Jonsäter.[13]

Guldbagge Awards, with Alfredson receiving his second Guldbagge Award for Best Direction.[19]

International career

After finishing the work on Let the Right One In, Alfredson publicly announced that he would not make any more films in the "foreseeable future".[20] He stated that he had grown tired with the Swedish film and television industry, which he considered "drained of power, courage, and gravity."[21] While he had received several offers from Hollywood producers, he was reluctant to leave his "home, children and all the colleagues I depend on to be good."[21] However, in March 2009 he announced that he would partake in a big international film production.[22] In July 2009, Alfredson signed to direct a film adaptation of John le Carré's 1974 novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.[23] Produced by Working Title Films' Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner,[23] it premiered in September 2011 at the 68th Venice International Film Festival.[24]

In 2012, it was announced that Alfredson had acquired the rights to make a film adaptation of Astrid Lindgren's novel The Brothers Lionheart, with Alfredson planning to direct and John Ajvide Lindqvist to write the screenplay.[25]

In 2017, Alfredson directed the widely panned The Snowman. Despite the all-star cast and it being based on a book from the popular series by Jo Nesbø, the movie was mostly panned by critics and received a 7% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[26]

Personal life

Alfredson is the brother of film director Daniel Alfredson. He has two children with his ex-wife Cissi Elwin Frenkel,[4] who was managing director of the Swedish Film Institute.[9] He resides in Stockholm.[4]

Filmography

Director
Feature films
Year English title Original title Other notes
1995 Bert: The Last Virgin Bert: Den siste oskulden Nominated – Guldbagge Award for Best Director
2003 Office Hours Kontorstid
2004 Four Shades of Brown Fyra nyanser av brunt With Killinggänget
Guldbagge Award for Best Director
2008 Let the Right One In Låt den rätte komma in
Tribeca Film Festival Award for Best Narrative Feature
2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2017 The Snowman
2020 Se upp för Jönssonligan
Television
Year English title Original title Other notes
1990 Ikas TV-kalas
1994
Bert
1999 Offer och gärningsmän
1999 Fyra små filmer: Gunnar Rehlin, Ben & Gunnar,
På sista versen and Screwed in Tallinn
With Killinggänget
2000 Soldiers by Moonlight Soldater i månsken
2005 En decemberdröm Also known as
Julkalendern
2005
Other
Year English title Original title Other notes
2001 Spermaharen Internet project with Killinggänget

References

  1. ^ "Tomas Alfredson" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Tomas Alfredson" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  3. ^ a b c Andersson Wij, Tomas (4 August 2008). "Tomas Alfredsson" (in Swedish). café.se. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d e Hagen, Cecilia (2 November 2008). "Svårt att få till blodplaskandet". GT Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  5. ^ a b "La den rette komme inn" (in Norwegian). Filmweb.no. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  6. ^ "Låt den rätte komma in" (in Swedish). Filmfrossa.se. Archived from the original on 26 December 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  7. ^ a b Kågström, Per (19 May 2009). "Gala för njursjuk pojke i Senegal" (in Swedish). Hallandsposten. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  8. ^ "Bert" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved 17 July 2009.[dead link]
  9. ^ a b Melin, Inger (7 November 2008). "Tomas Alfredson om nya filmen: "Skildringen är oerhört kärv"" (in Swedish). Borås Tidning. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  10. ^ "Fyra små filmer om svek". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 29 January 2004. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  11. ^ Johansson, Lars; Lina Modin (25 January 2005). "En bagge för varje nyans". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  12. ^ Douglas, Edward (19 October 2008). "Exclusive: Tomas Alfredson Lets the Right One In". www.shocktillyoudrop.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  13. ^ Blake. "NIFFF 2008 – Let the Right One in Interview". Twitch. Archived from the original on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
  14. ^ Göteborg International Film Festival: Låt den rätte komma in[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ Award ceremony at Göteborg International Film Festival's closing party Archived 9 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ "Award Winners 2008". Tribeca Film. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  17. The Huffington Post
    . Retrieved 7 March 2009.
  18. ^ Wennö, Nicholas (5 June 2008). "Från förortsvampyrer till skärgårdsspöken". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  19. ^ Swedish Film Institute, 12 January 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  20. ^ Chestersson, Ralph (22 October 2008). "Tomas Alfredson rädd för hollywood" (in Swedish). Filmstar.se. Retrieved 17 July 2009.[permanent dead link]
  21. ^ a b Skawonius, Betty (19 October 2008). "Vill vandra vidare". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
  22. ^ Brander, Maria (8 March 2009). "Alfredson klar för ny storfilm". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  23. ^ a b Turner, Mimi (9 July 2009). "Tomas Alfredson signs on for 'Tinker, Tailor'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 12 July 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  24. ^ "Venezia 68: International competition of feature films". Venice. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  25. ^ "'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' Director Tomas Alfredson Buys Rights for 'The Brothers Lionheart'". Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  26. ^ "The Snowman". Rotten Tomatoes.

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