Biography
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Bille August (born November 9, 1948) is a Danish film and television director. Most of his projects have been in co-operation with Swedish production and with a mainly Swedish cast. He was partially educated in Sweden and also married to Swedish actress Pernilla August from 1991 to 1997.
Selected productions:
- Zappa (1983)
- based on the book by Danish writer Bjarne Reuter
- Busters verden (1984, Buster's world)
- based on the book by Danish writer Bjarne Reuter
- Pelle Erobreren (1987, Pelle the Conqueror)
- based on a novel by Danish author Martin Andersen Nexø
- won the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival and an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- Den gode vilje (1991, The Best Intentions)
- script by Ingmar Bergman.
- won the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival.
- Jerusalem (1996)
- based on a novel by the Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf.
- The House of the Spirits (1993)
- based on a novel by Chilean author Isabel Allende.
- Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)
- based on a novel by Danish author Peter Høeg.
- Les Misérables (1998)
- based on the novel of the same name by French author Victor Hugo.
- En sang for Martin (2001, A Song for Martin)
- Return to Sender (2005)
External links
- Interview with Bille August about Smilla's Sense of Snow
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