Lena Koppel

Directing

Lena Koppel

Born

1955-05-19 (71)

Place of birth

Oskarshamn, Kalmar län, Sweden

Known for

Directing

Credits

16 titles

Lena Maria Veronica Koppel, born Nordström on 19 May 1955 in Oskarshamn, is a Swedish director, screenwriter, and producer. Lena Koppel has said that she believes that people seek her services when it comes to reaching emotions through humor and creating something tender and warm. That feeling reappears in films such as Bombay Dreams (2004), Rallybrudar (2008), and not least the two films about and with Glada Hudiksteatern; The Importance of Tying Your Own Shoes (2011) and the sequel Hur många kramar finns det i världen? (2013). Koppel, born in Sweden to Estonian parents and partly raised in Canada, has a long background in TV, film, and theater. Together with her friends, she directed sev…

Known for

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8.0

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Love Boogie

2002

True Moments poster
4.5

By chance Erik meets Viivi, an Estonian violinist playing in the Stockholm subway. They start an intense romance. Erik's mother dislikes the relationship, not having forgotten her escape from Estonia during the war. She reveals facts from the past and Erik finds out that his Swedish father adopted him. His real father was an Estonian nazi. Viivi has grown up in communist Estonia where her father was a party member and worked for the KGB.

True Moments

1998

The Importance of Tying Your Own Shoes poster
6.4

Alex's high opinion of himself isn't backed up by reality as he is unemployed and having trouble with his girlfriend. When he finally gets a job with the local council/municipality of Hudiksvall his life is about to change. Suddenly Alex finds himself the leader of a local theatre group of people with learning difficulties. Through their work together, Alex comes to appreciate that we all have our own talents which can grow if given the opportunity and support. "The Importance of Tying Your Own Shoes" is based on the work of the Glada Hudik Theatre whose performances have met with success in Sweden and internationally since it was formed in 1996.

The Importance of Tying Your Own Shoes

2011

Mon 3 poster
NR

In the middle of the night two young women are waiting for a taxi on a desolate road. At the same time two young men driving around in a car...

Mon 3

2006

Searchers: The Return poster
3.3

Jocke wants to change his life and start studying after the prison sentence, but instead he is freed, against his will, from the prison. His brother owes a criminal from the Balcans large sums of money.

Searchers: The Return

2006

Krocken poster
NR

Two middle-aged couples arrive at Noah's marriage counselor, who runs a country house. The couples have come to get help but it turns out that Noah has planned the meeting to reveal a secret, which will have major consequences.

Krocken

2018

Behind the camera

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8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Love Boogie

2002

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Love Boogie

2002

True Moments poster
4.5

By chance Erik meets Viivi, an Estonian violinist playing in the Stockholm subway. They start an intense romance. Erik's mother dislikes the relationship, not having forgotten her escape from Estonia during the war. She reveals facts from the past and Erik finds out that his Swedish father adopted him. His real father was an Estonian nazi. Viivi has grown up in communist Estonia where her father was a party member and worked for the KGB.

True Moments

1998

True Moments poster
4.5

By chance Erik meets Viivi, an Estonian violinist playing in the Stockholm subway. They start an intense romance. Erik's mother dislikes the relationship, not having forgotten her escape from Estonia during the war. She reveals facts from the past and Erik finds out that his Swedish father adopted him. His real father was an Estonian nazi. Viivi has grown up in communist Estonia where her father was a party member and worked for the KGB.

True Moments

1998

The Importance of Tying Your Own Shoes poster
6.4

Alex's high opinion of himself isn't backed up by reality as he is unemployed and having trouble with his girlfriend. When he finally gets a job with the local council/municipality of Hudiksvall his life is about to change. Suddenly Alex finds himself the leader of a local theatre group of people with learning difficulties. Through their work together, Alex comes to appreciate that we all have our own talents which can grow if given the opportunity and support. "The Importance of Tying Your Own Shoes" is based on the work of the Glada Hudik Theatre whose performances have met with success in Sweden and internationally since it was formed in 1996.

The Importance of Tying Your Own Shoes

2011

The Importance of Tying Your Own Shoes poster
6.4

Alex's high opinion of himself isn't backed up by reality as he is unemployed and having trouble with his girlfriend. When he finally gets a job with the local council/municipality of Hudiksvall his life is about to change. Suddenly Alex finds himself the leader of a local theatre group of people with learning difficulties. Through their work together, Alex comes to appreciate that we all have our own talents which can grow if given the opportunity and support. "The Importance of Tying Your Own Shoes" is based on the work of the Glada Hudik Theatre whose performances have met with success in Sweden and internationally since it was formed in 1996.

The Importance of Tying Your Own Shoes

2011

Mon 3 poster
NR

In the middle of the night two young women are waiting for a taxi on a desolate road. At the same time two young men driving around in a car...

Mon 3

2006

Searchers: The Return poster
3.3

Jocke wants to change his life and start studying after the prison sentence, but instead he is freed, against his will, from the prison. His brother owes a criminal from the Balcans large sums of money.

Searchers: The Return

2006

Krocken poster
NR

Two middle-aged couples arrive at Noah's marriage counselor, who runs a country house. The couples have come to get help but it turns out that Noah has planned the meeting to reveal a secret, which will have major consequences.

Krocken

2018

Krocken poster
NR

Two middle-aged couples arrive at Noah's marriage counselor, who runs a country house. The couples have come to get help but it turns out that Noah has planned the meeting to reveal a secret, which will have major consequences.

Krocken

2018

It's All About Friends poster
4.5

A drama-comedy about Max, a successful New York-based commercial cinematographer, who is disillusioned and alone. He has a very low opinion of love, romance and emotions. One day Max is contacted by his old childhood friend Peter, who invites him to come to a small Swedish city Hudiksvall and help him make a film about his daughter's friends.

It's All About Friends

2013

It's All About Friends poster
4.5

A drama-comedy about Max, a successful New York-based commercial cinematographer, who is disillusioned and alone. He has a very low opinion of love, romance and emotions. One day Max is contacted by his old childhood friend Peter, who invites him to come to a small Swedish city Hudiksvall and help him make a film about his daughter's friends.

It's All About Friends

2013

Bombay Dreams poster
5.1

Teenager Ebba has no idea who or where her real mother is. In India, she and her friend Camilla go in search of her.

Bombay Dreams

2004

Bombay Dreams poster
5.1

Teenager Ebba has no idea who or where her real mother is. In India, she and her friend Camilla go in search of her.

Bombay Dreams

2004

Rally Chicks poster
4.5

Follows two girls living in Sweden in the 1960s who both dream about becoming rally drivers.

Rally Chicks

2008

Rally Chicks poster
4.5

Follows two girls living in Sweden in the 1960s who both dream about becoming rally drivers.

Rally Chicks

2008