Hasseåtage
Encyclopedia
Hasseåtage is the commonly used name for the popular Swedish
comedy-duo featuring Hans "Hasse" Alfredson
and Tage Danielsson
. The term was created by the Swedish press in the 1960s, and was never used by the duo themselves. But it's the "adopted" popular name for the duo in Sweden when spoken about of and referred to by the Swedes.
back in the 1950s, first at different departments and programmes. But one day they were put on the same project and they soon became close friends. After this they made lots of radio sketches at Sveriges Radio and the variety show
Doktor Kotte slår till eller Siv Olsson.
Hasseåtage defined Swedish entertainment in the 1960s through the 1980s and their work is still extremely popular in Sweden.
In 1961 they started the entertainment company AB Svenska Ord
('Swedish Words Ltd') which subsequently produced all their shows and films, productions that have gained cult status in Sweden. They often both acted in their productions as well as directed (separately or together) and wrote their material themselves. They gave their work a special trademark (with for example costumes, set decorations, and by using the same actors in many projects) and a feeling that was totally their own and unmistakable for Swedish audiences.
Their productions are also very often ripe with political insight, most often with a libertarian socialist and environmentalist
view, using a wonderful unique type of humour as a liberating force for their message.
People who regularly worked with the duo and therefore are associatad with it include actors Gösta Ekman
and Lena Nyman
, as well as artist
and animator
Per Åhlin
.
The comedy duo broke apart in 1985 with the passing of Tage Danielsson
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
comedy-duo featuring Hans "Hasse" Alfredson
Hans Alfredson
Hans Folke "Hasse" Alfredson is a Swedish actor, film director, writer and comedian. He was born in Malmö, Sweden. He is known for his collaboration with Tage Danielsson...
and Tage Danielsson
Tage Danielsson
Tage Danielsson was a Swedish author, actor, poet and film director. He was born in Linköping and died in Stockholm...
. The term was created by the Swedish press in the 1960s, and was never used by the duo themselves. But it's the "adopted" popular name for the duo in Sweden when spoken about of and referred to by the Swedes.
History
Alfredson and Danielsson first met each other when they were both working at Sveriges RadioSveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio AB – Swedish Radio Ltd – is Sweden's national publicly funded radio broadcaster. The Swedish public-broadcasting system is in many respects modelled after the one used in the United Kingdom, and Sveriges Radio - like Sveriges Television - shares many characteristics with...
back in the 1950s, first at different departments and programmes. But one day they were put on the same project and they soon became close friends. After this they made lots of radio sketches at Sveriges Radio and the variety show
Variety show
A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...
Doktor Kotte slår till eller Siv Olsson.
Hasseåtage defined Swedish entertainment in the 1960s through the 1980s and their work is still extremely popular in Sweden.
In 1961 they started the entertainment company AB Svenska Ord
AB Svenska Ord
AB Svenska Ord was the name of a well-known entertainment company in Sweden, run by comedy-duo Hasseåtage. It was established in 1961.-Productions:Svenska Ord published a series of cabarets, films, and books, among them some of the following:...
('Swedish Words Ltd') which subsequently produced all their shows and films, productions that have gained cult status in Sweden. They often both acted in their productions as well as directed (separately or together) and wrote their material themselves. They gave their work a special trademark (with for example costumes, set decorations, and by using the same actors in many projects) and a feeling that was totally their own and unmistakable for Swedish audiences.
Their productions are also very often ripe with political insight, most often with a libertarian socialist and environmentalist
Environmentalist
An environmentalist broadly supports the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that seeks to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment through changes to environmentally harmful human activities"...
view, using a wonderful unique type of humour as a liberating force for their message.
People who regularly worked with the duo and therefore are associatad with it include actors Gösta Ekman
Gösta Ekman
Hans Gösta Gustaf Ekman is a Swedish actor.-Biography:One of Sweden's most appreciated, respected and popular actors; Gösta Ekman started his career in theatre but has also appeared in several Swedish films, including the Jönssonligan series...
and Lena Nyman
Lena Nyman
Anna Lena Elisabet Nyman was a Swedish film and stage actress.Having had her first film roles in 1955, Nyman had a role in Vilgot Sjöman's 491 and got her breakthrough in his I Am Curious , where she, in pseudo-documentary fashion, played a character of the same name as herself, and its sequel I...
, as well as artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
and animator
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
Per Åhlin
Per Åhlin
Per Johan Axel Åhlin , is a Swedish artist and animator.-Career:Åhlin started his career as an artist for the Hasseåtage production Svenska bilder from 1964. After that he has worked on several other Hasseåtage films, including The Adventures of Picasso from 1978 where he provided and animated...
.
The comedy duo broke apart in 1985 with the passing of Tage Danielsson
Tage Danielsson
Tage Danielsson was a Swedish author, actor, poet and film director. He was born in Linköping and died in Stockholm...
.
Productions
- 1982 - Fröken Fleggmans mustasch ("Miss Fleggman's Mustache") (TV-theatre)
- 1982 - Den Enfaldige MördarenThe Simple-Minded MurderThe Simple-Minded Murder is a 1981 Swedish drama film directed by Hasse Alfredson, starring Stellan Skarsgård, as the feeble-minded Sven Olsson.-Plot:...
("The Simple-Minded Murderer") (film) - 1981 - SOPOR ("GARBAGE") (film)
- 1980 - Under dubbelgöken (variety) (TV)
- 1978 - Picassos äventyrThe Adventures of PicassoThe Adventures of Picasso is a 1978 Swedish film comedy directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, as the famous painter...
(The Adventures of Picasso) (film) - 1976 - Svea hundSvea hundSvea hund, complete title Svea Hund på Göta Lejon , was a Swedish variety show produced by AB Svenska Ord...
(variety) (TV) - 1975 - Ägget är löst ("The egg is loose") (film)
- 1975 - Släpp fångarne loss - det är vår!Release the Prisoners to SpringRelease the Prisoners to Spring is a 1975 Swedish film comedy directed by Tage Danielsson....
(Release the Prisoners to Spring) (film) - 1973 - Glaset i örat ("The glass in the ear") (variety) (TV)
- 1972 - Mannen som slutade rökaThe Man Who Quit SmokingThe Man Who Quit Smoking is a 1972 Swedish film comedy directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, Grynet Molvig, Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt and Gunn Wållgren, a.o. The film is known as "a Hasseåtage-film" and is a great cult classic in Sweden.-Plot:The Plot focuses on Dante Alighieri, a young...
(The man who Quit Smoking) (film) - 1971 - ÄppelkrigetThe Apple WarThe Apple War is a 1971 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, Hans Alfredsson, Tage Danielsson, Monica Zetterlund and Max von Sydow. The political theme of the film is the battle between nature on the one hand and commercialisation and industrialisation on...
("The Apple War") (film) - 1970 - 88-öresrevyn ("The 88 öreÖreÖre is the discontinued centesimal subdivision of the Swedish krona. The plural and singular are the same in the indefinite forms, whereas the singular definite form is öret and the plural definite is örena. The name derives from the Latin aureus , the name of a coin worth 25 denarii...
revue") (variety) (TV) - 1970 - Spader, Madame!Spader, Madame!Spader, Madame! is a Swedish variety show that had its première the 10 January 1969 on Oscarsteatern in Stockholm. It was written by Hans Alfredson and Tage Danielsson and directed by Danielsson. Both of the writers starred in the show...
(TV) - 1969 - Spader, Madame!Spader, Madame!Spader, Madame! is a Swedish variety show that had its première the 10 January 1969 on Oscarsteatern in Stockholm. It was written by Hans Alfredson and Tage Danielsson and directed by Danielsson. Both of the writers starred in the show...
(variety; stage version) - 1968 - Lådan ("The box (the drawer)") (variety) (TV)
- 1968 - I huvet på en gammal gubbeI huvet på en gammal gubbeOut of an Old Man's Head is a 1968 Swedish film directed by Per Åhlin and Tage Danielsson, starring Hans Alfredson as an old man remembering his past...
("Out of an Old Man's Head") (film) - 1965 - Att angöra en bryggaDocking the BoatDocking the Boat is a Swedish dark comedy film from 1965 directed by Tage Danielsson. The film stars Gösta Ekman, Monica Zetterlund, Hans Alfredson, Lars Ekborg and Birgitta Andersson have acquired a mild cult following in Sweden for their acting in this film...
(Docking the Boat) (film) - 1964 - Svenska bilder (Swedish Portraits) (film)
- 1964 - Gula hundYellow Dog (Variety)Gula Hund is a Swedish variety show that had its première the 5 July 1964 on Chinateatern in Stockholm. It was written by Hans Alfredsson and Tage Danielsson and directed by Tage. Both of the writers starred in various roles.It was the second of "three dog-revues"...
(Yellow Dog) (variety) (TV) - 1963 - Hålligång (variety) (TV)
- 1962 - Gröna hundGröna hundGröna hund, complete title Gröna Hund på Gröna Lund , was the first variety show produced by AB Svenska Ord. After that the writers/actors Hans Alfredsson and Tage Danielsson became known as Hasseåtage to the Swedish people....
("Green dog") (variety) - 1959 - Doktor Kotte slår till eller Siv Olson ("Dr. Kotte strikes again or Siv Olson") (variety)