Bille August

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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

• Tro, håb og kærlighed (1984, Twist and Shout)

• 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)

[edit] External links

• Interview with Bille August about Smilla's Sense of Snow
• Bille August at the Internet Movie Database