The writer and film director Lone wrede scherfig He was born on May 2, 1959 in the city of Copenhagen, Denmark. He graduated in 1984 from the Danish Film School.
She made her directorial debut in 1990 with the feature film “Kaj’s fødselsdag“(1990) (The Birthday Trip). The film was selected by Panorama in Berlin and by New Directors, of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, winning the Grand Jury Prize and two acting awards in Rouen.
For the next two years Lone wrote and directed several short films; he worked in radio and directed various episodes of television series.
His next film dates from 1998, it was the comedy “Når mor kommer hjem“(On Our Own), winner of the Montreal Film Festival Grand Prize and the Amsterdam Cinekids Prize.
In 2000 he made his international debut with the film “Italian for beginners“winner of the Berlin Silver Bear. The film was not only critically acclaimed, but also a box office success. This was followed by”Two brothers“(2002), filmed in Scotland and the first he made in English. In both cases Scherfig she was also the author of the stories.
More recently Lone He directed “An education” (2009), based on an autobiographical article by the British journalist Lynn barber. With Carey Mulligan Y Peter sarsgaard In the lead roles, the film was nominated for three Oscars from the Hollywood Academy and, in addition to other nominations, won a BAFTA Award, and the British Independent Film Awards, Central Ohio Film Critics Association, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards, Hollywood Film Festival, Independent Spirit Awards and London Critics Circle Film Awards, among others.
His latest work, recently released is the romantic drama “One day“(2011), whose cast lead Anne Hathaway Y Jim sturgess. The story, based on a book by David nicholls, narrates the friendship between two young people of different social class, maintained over two decades, since they met on the day of their university graduation, until they finally discover their crush.