Ulf Peter Vilhelm Malmros (born 16 March 1965) is a Swedish

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and

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Career

Aged 13 Malmros started making

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. Later he moved to

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and studied at Dramatiska Institutet. In 2006 Malmros received the

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for "best directing" with '' Tjenare Kungen''. In 2010 he received a "Guldbagge" for the "best manuscript" which was the

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of his 2009 film ''

Bröllopsfotografen ''Bröllopsfotografen'' () is a Sweden, Swedish tragicomedy film from 2009. It was directed and written by Ulf Malmros. Plot The film is mostly set in Stockholm and in the small industrial town of Molkom in the Swedish province of Värmland, where ...

''. In 2010 Malmros hosted the

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program '' Sommar''.

Style and trademarks

Many of Malmros' films refer to his birth

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Värmland Värmland () is a ''Provinces of Sweden, landskap'' (historical province) in west-central Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland, and Närke, and is bounded by Norway in the west. Name Several Latinized version ...

. He also frequently casts the same actors including Kjell Bergqvist, Tuva Novotny and Björn Starrin.

Selected filmography

*1992 – '' Ha ett underbart liv'' (director) *1994 – '' Rapport till himlen'' (TV) (director and screenwriter) *1996 – '' Silvermannen'' (TV) (director and screenwriter) *1999 – '' Sally'' (TV) (director and screenwriter) *2000 – '' På gränsen'' (TV) (screenwriter) *2000 – '' Den bästa sommaren'' (director and screenwriter) *2002 – '' Bäst i Sverige!'' (director) *2003 – '' Slim Susie'' (director and screenwriter) *2005 – '' Tjenare Kungen'' (director and screenwriter) *2006 – '' Mäklarna'' (TV) (director and screenwriter) *2009 – ''

'' (director and screenwriter) *2012 – ''Mammas pojkar'' (director and screenwriter) *2014 – ''Min så kallade pappa'' (director and screenwriter)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malmros, Ulf Living people 1965 births Swedish film directors Swedish screenwriters Swedish male screenwriters Best Director Guldbagge Award winners Best Screenplay Guldbagge Award winners Dramatiska Institutet alumni