Bille August
Bille August is a director, born 1948.
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.
Movies (14)
- Les Misérables (1998)
- The House of the Spirits (1993)
- 55 Steps (2018)
- Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)
- To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
- The Chinese Widow (2017)
- Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction (2023)
- A Fortunate Man (2018)
- Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
- Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
- The Best Intentions (1992)
- Return to Sender (2004)
- Goodbye Bafana (2007)
- The Kiss (2022)