Lisa Langseth

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Lisa Langseth
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Langseth at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival
Born (1975-04-20) 20 April 1975 (age 49)
Stockholm, Sweden
Alma mater Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts
Occupation(s)Playwright, screenwriter, director
Years active2004–present

Lisa Langseth (born 20 April 1975) is a Swedish screenwriter and film director. Her writing and directing film credits include Pure (2009), Hotell (2013) and Euphoria (2017).

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Career

Langseth began her career as a playwright and theatre director. In 2004 she directed Noomi Rapace in the play Beloved which she had also written. [1] In 2006 she directed the short film Godkänd.

In 2009 she directed her debut film Pure , an adaptation of one of her plays starring Alicia Vikander as Katarina. [2] Langseth was awarded the 2010 Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay for her work on the film, along with receiving a nomination for the Guldbagge Award for Best Director.

Langseth's 2013 comedy-drama Hotell debuted at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival in the Contemporary World Cinema program. [3] The film reunited her with Alicia Vikander. For her work in the film, she received a nomination for the 2014 Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay.

Her most recent film is titled Euphoria , featuring regular collaborator Vikander, along with Eva Green and Charlotte Rampling. It has been described as a drama film set in a "fictional euthanasia clinic." [4] It was her English-language debut and had a 2017 release. It describes a conflict between two sisters, Ines (Alicia Vikander) and Emilie (Eva Green), who then travel through Europe towards a mystery destination. It is described as a drama/mystery.

In 2019, Netflix announced that Langseth would be the creator for its second Swedish-language TV series, Love & Anarchy . It premiered on Netflix on 4 November 2020. [5] [6]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "The Swedish Film Database". Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Saito, Stephen. "TIFF '13 INTERVIEW: LISA LANGSETH CHECKS INTO "HOTELL"". Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Simon, Alissa (October 2013). "Film Review: 'Hotell'" . Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "INTERVIEW: LISA LANGSETH WANTS TO DO IT ALL". 13 April 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Mitchell, Robert (29 August 2019). "Netflix Commissions Second Swedish Original From 'Quicksand' Producers". Variety.
  6. ↑ "Kärlek och anarki | Elle". www.elle.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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