Person
Bille August
Directing · Born 1948-11-09
Biography
Bille August (born November 9, 1948) is a Danish Academy Award winning film and television director. His film Pelle the Conqueror from 1987 won the Palme D'or, Academy Award and Golden Globe. He is one of the very few directors to win the Palme D'or twice, winning the prestigious award again in 1991 for The Best Intentions, based on the autobiographical script by Ingmar Bergman. He was married to Swedish actress Pernilla August from 1991 to 1997. His son Anders August is a screenwriter.
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Creator
Klovn
Bille
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Director
The Guldbagge Awards
Self
The House of the Spirits
Director
Les Misérables
Director
A Fortunate Man
Screenplay
The Chinese Widow
Director
Meyerheim & stjernerne
Sig selv
Dansk films bedste
Sig selv
Filmography
- 2025The Count of Monte CristoCreator
- 2023Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of EhrengardSelf
- 2023Ehrengard: The Art of SeductionDirector
- 2022The KissDirector
- 2022Dansk films bedsteSig selv
- 2021The PactDirector
- 2018A Fortunate ManScreenplay
- 2018A Fortunate ManDirector
- 201855 StepsDirector
- 2018Meyerheim & stjernerneSig selv
- 2017The Chinese WidowDirector
- 2017mig og 60erne
- 2014Silent HeartDirector
- 2013Night Train to LisbonDirector
- 2012Marie KroyerDirector
- 2007To Each His Own CinemaDirector
- 2007Goodbye BafanaDirector
- 2005KlovnBille
- 2004Return to SenderDirector
- 2001A Song for MartinDirector
- 2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of CupidDirector
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of InnocenceDirector
- 1998Les MisérablesDirector
- 1997JerusalemCreator
- 1997Smilla's Sense of SnowDirector
- 1996JerusalemWriter
- 1993The House of the SpiritsDirector
- 1992The Best IntentionsDirector
- 1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesDirector
- 1991The Best IntentionsDirector
- 1989Foreign Filmmakers in HollywoodSelf
- 1987Pelle the ConquerorDirector
- 1984Twist and ShoutDirector
- 1984Buster's WorldDirector
- 1984Buster's WorldCreator
- 1983MayDirector
- 1983ZappaDirector
- 1982Sova RävCinematography
- 1981The Guldbagge AwardsSelf
- 1981The Grass Is SingingDirector of Photography
- 1980Thomas - A Child Out of ReachCamera Operator
- 1980KärlekenCinematography
- 1978In My LifeDirector
- 1978Men Can't Be RapedDirector of Photography
- 1977ChristianiaCamera Operator
- 1977Hemåt i nattenDirector of Photography
- —Me, YouDirector
- —Versace: The Medusa EyesDirector
- —Armani: The King of FashionDirector
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