Bille August
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.
Acting (1 movie)
Directing (26 movies)
Goodbye Bafana
2007
Les Misérables
1998
Pelle the Conqueror
1987
The House of the Spirits
1993
Busters verden
1984
Twist and Shout
1984
Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997
Return to Sender
2004
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
The Best Intentions
1992
A Song for Martin
2001
Marie Kroyer
2012
Night Train to Lisbon
2013
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
2000
Jerusalem
1996
Silent Heart
2014
Zappa
1983
In My Life
1978
The Kiss
2022
55 Steps
2018
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
2023
A Fortunate Man
2018
May
1983
The Chinese Widow
2017
The Pact
2021
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Twist and Shout | 1984 | Writer |
| Pelle the Conqueror | 1987 | Screenplay |
| The House of the Spirits | 1993 | Screenplay |
| Jerusalem | 1996 | Writer |
| A Song for Martin | 2001 | Writer |
| A Fortunate Man | 2018 | Screenplay |
| The Kiss | 2022 | Screenplay |