Lisa Langseth | |
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 Langseth at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | 20 April 1975 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Alma mater | Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright, screenwriter, director |
| Years active | 2004–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).
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]
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