Every filmmaker has an obsession. Master of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock loved blondes . His leading ladies were blondes: Tippi Hedren, Grace Kelley and many others. Michael ' bayhem ' Bay is obsessed with many things: the lamp posts, explosions, and the epic spinning shot( watch The Rock, Bad Boys, Transformers franchise). Our center of discussion is Lasse Hallstrom, the Swedish director of well-known films like What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), The Cider House Rules (1999), and Chocolat( 2000). Since we are talking about directors' obsession, what's Hallstrom's obsession? The answer is 'dogs'. If you go through his filmography, you can see certain titles that are about dogs. The director loves dogs and made three movies that are about man's relationship with dogs, one of them fetched him Best Director nomination for the Academy Awards. Hallstrom with his cast Let's see what the are: My Life as A Dog (1985) 'This is not ...