
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 | 
