Richard Hobert (born 1 December 1951, in

Kalmar Kalmar (, , ) is a city in the southeast of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 36,392 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 ...

) is a

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scriptwriter and film director.

Career

Hobert studied

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

, languages and film and theatre at the

Lund University , motto = Ad utrumque , mottoeng = Prepared for both , established = , type = Public research university , budget = SEK 9 billion Lena Endre Lena Endre (born 8 July 1955) is a Swedish actress of film and television,* primarily in the Swedish and Norwegian markets, known for her parts in the Liv Ullmann film '' Trolösa'' (2000), and the ''Millennium series'' of films (e.g., ''The Gir ...

and

Amanda Ooms Amanda Francisca Ooms (born 5 September 1964) is a Dutch-Swedish actress and writer. She has acted in both film and TV in Sweden and internationally. She was born in Kalmar. Ooms participates in season 10 of '' Stjärnorna på slottet'' which w ...

. The film, about the violent conflict between two sisters after the loss of a child, was generally received as a powerful comeback and praised as one of his best films ever. In the following years, Hobert wrote several theatre plays. He also directed one of them, ''Security'', (USA: "Manhattan Security") at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. In 2011 he once again returned to the cinema. He wrote and directed ''A One-Way to Antibes'' .The tragicomic drama, about a half-blind widower who learns that his children have conceived an elaborate plan to get their hands on his assets before he dies—and then does a counterattack—was a big critics' success and the actor Sven-Bertil Taube received a National Award for "Best Leading Male Actor" in January 2012. The film was also very successful in the theatres, running for seven months. Hobert was married to actress

Lena Endre Lena Endre (born 8 July 1955) is a Swedish actress of film and television,* primarily in the Swedish and Norwegian markets, known for her parts in the Liv Ullmann film '' Trolösa'' (2000), and the ''Millennium series'' of films (e.g., ''The Gir ...

from 2000–2012.

Filmography

* "A One - Way to Antibes " (2011 ) "En Enkel Till Antibes" * "Harry's Daughters" '' Harrys döttrar'' (2005) * "Three Suns" '' Tre solar'' (2004) * "Everyone loves Alice" '' Alla älskar Alice'' (2002) * "The Birthday" '' Födelsedagen'' (2000) * "Where the Rainbow Ends" '' Där regnbågen slutar'' (1999) * "The Eye" ''Ögat'' (1998) * "Run for your life" ''

Spring för livet "Spring för livet" is a 2011 song written by Fredrik Boström and Sara Varga, and performed by Sara Varga at Melodifestivalen 2011, during the third semifinal in Linköping, where the song reached Andra chansen, and later the final, ending up ...

'' (1997) * "Autumn in Paradise" ''Höst i paradiset - Glädjekällan 2'' (1995) * "The Hands" ''Händerna'' (1994) * "Spring of Joy" ''

Glädjekällan ''Spring of Joy'' ( sv, Glädjekällan) is a 1993 Swedish drama film directed by Richard Hobert. Sven Lindberg won the award for Best Actor at the 29th Guldbagge Awards. Cast * Sven Lindberg as Ragnar Persson * Göran Stangertz as Mick Pierson ...

'' (1993) * "The Fifteenth Chieftain" ''Den femtonde hövdingen'' (TV) (1992) * "Age Unknown" ''

Ålder okänd ''Ålder okänd'' (translates to ''Age Unknown'') 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. Plot A scientist discovers what he believes to be a way of sl ...

'' (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)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hobert, Richard Swedish film directors 1951 births Living people Lund University alumni