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Lasse Hallström inherited his enthusiasm for film from his father, who was an amateur filmmaker. In high school he made his first short film, which was released on Swedish television. Hallström then began working as a director, cameraman and editor for Swedish television. He also made music videos and worked with the cult band "ABBA", for whom he directed the 1977 film "ABBA: The Movie". He moved from television to film and directed Swedish productions such as "A Lover And His Lass" (1974), "Der Gockel" and "Happy We". By the mid-1980s he had long since established himself in his homeland and made his international breakthrough as an author and director in 1985 with "My Life as a Dog" (1985). In his warm-hearted film, Hallström tells the story of a twelve-year-old boy in the 1950s. Audiences and critics worldwide were thrilled and Hallström received Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay.
The members of the "New York Film Critics Circle" named the production "Best Foreign Film." Hallström then brought the successful Astrid Lindgren stories "We Children from Bullerbü" (1986) and "News from Us Children from Bullerbü" (1986) to the screen. In 1991 he worked with Holly Hunter and Richard Dreyfuss on his first American film, "A Charming Disgust." This was followed in 1993 by the hit film "Gilbert Grape - Somewhere in Iowa", for which Hallström was director and producer. The film starred Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis and the young Leonardo DiCaprio, who received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a disabled boy. Hallström himself was nominated for an Oscar for Best Director for Gilbert Grape: Somewhere in Iowa. In 1994 he married the actress Lena Olin; together they became parents of two children.
After the failure of "The Power of Love" (1995) with Julia Roberts, Lasse Hallström returned to his strengths and delivered the drama "God's Work and the Devil's Contribution" in 1999. The critics were once again full of praise and Hallström was pleased to receive another Oscar nomination. The subtle comedy "Chocolat" (2000) with Juliette Binoche, Judy Dench and Johnny Depp was his next work, which was nominated for five "Oscars" in 2001. In 2002, Hallström's tragicomedy "Ship Reports" was released in German cinemas. With "An Untamed Life" from 2005, he brought a drama to cinemas that not only shined with its plot, but also with excellent actors such as Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman and Jennifer Lopez. Hallström settled privately in the USA and Sweden. In 2018 he directed the American fantasy film "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms".- Director
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Director Max Ophüls was born Max Oppenheimer in Saarbrücken, Germany. He began his career as a stage actor and director in the golden twenties. He worked in cities such as Stuttgart, Dortmund, Wuppertal, Vienna, Frankfurt, Breslau and Berlin. In 1929 his son Marcel Ophüls was born in Frankfurt, Germany. He had begun to work under his pseudonym Max Ophüls by that time. In the early 1930s Ophüls discovered the movie world and began to work as an assistant director for Anatole Litvak. He directed his first movies (Dann schon lieber Lebertran (1931), Die verliebte Firma (1932)) in that time too. Around 1933 he emigrated to France and also worked in the Netherlands and Italy for a period of eight years. In 1941 he emigrated again, this time to the USA where he worked for a period of 10 years before he went back to France in 1950. Beginning in 1954 he also worked in Germany again, mainly for German radio in Baden-Baden. Max Ophüls died in March 1957 in Hamburg, Germany and is buried on the famous cemetery Père-Lachaise in Paris, France.- Barbara Angely was born on 9 April 1943 in St. Johann, Tyrol, Austria. She was an actress, known for Blue Demon contra cerebros infernales (1968), Las puertas del paraíso (1971) and Muñecas peligrosas (1969). She died on 26 August 2008 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
- Jeremy Miliker was born in 2008 in St Johann im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria. He is an actor, known for The Best of All Worlds (2017), Barbarians (2020) and Westwall (2021).
- Kalevi Kahra was born on 4 October 1927 in Johannes, Finland. He was an actor, known for Täällä Pohjantähden alla (1968), Rauta-aika (1982) and Metsolat (1993). He was married to Eila Rinne and Irja Merta. He died on 23 May 1998.
- Susanne Meikl was born on 1 December 1963 in St. Johann, Austria. She is an actress, known for Le gorille (1990), Sternberg - Shooting Star (1989) and Zwei Brüder (1994).
- Hans Peter Ampferer was born in 1989 in St. Johann im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria. He is an actor, known for Limbo (2020), Schmucklos (2019) and School of Champions (2024).
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DJ Ötzi was born on 7 January 1971 in St. Johann, Austria. He is a music artist and actor, known for Kangaroo Jack (2003), Wasp (2003) and Football's 47 Best Worst Songs (2018). He has been married to Sonja Friedle since 8 August 2001. They have one child.- Tilla Hohmann was born on 5 June 1898 in St. Johann [now Saarbrücken], Germany. She was an actress, known for Absender unbekannt (1950), Gift im Zoo (1952) and Mädchen mit Beziehungen (1950). She died on 28 March 1991 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Henriette von Bohlen und Halbach was born on 2 September 1933 in Sankt Johann im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria. She was married to Arndt von Bohlen und Halbach. She died on 30 May 2019 in St. Johann in Tirol, Austria.
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Toni Hochegger was born on 10 August 1932 in St. Johann, Austria. He is known for Wenn das die Nachbarn wüßten (1990), Die verflixte 7 (1984) and Die Pyramide (1978). He was married to Barbara Lange. He died on 2 July 2013 in Kluse, Lower Saxony, Germany.- Georg Filser was born in 1914 in St. Johann, Tyrol, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Der Verschwender (1964), Cordula (1950) and Das letzte Aufgebot (1953). He died on 16 February 2007 in Palterndorf, Lower Austria, Austria.
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Walter Rafelsberger currently lives, works and studies (again) in Vienna, Austria. His main focus in an art related context is his analysis of the relevance of material in an increasingly digital environment.
Since the mid-90s his video works focusEes on artefacts of digital compression technologies and automated image manipulation and went so far to the founding of "marod visuals".- Marcel Salzer was born on 27 March 1873 in St. Johann/March, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen (1927). He died on 17 March 1930 in Berlin, Germany.
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Lena Madsén was born on 8 May 1934 in Johannes, Stockholm, Uppland, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Miss April (1958), Oj oj oj eller 'Sången om den eldröda hummern' (1966) and Stockholmssommar (1970). She was previously married to Torsten Wahlund.