Bille August
Directing
- Born
- November 9, 1948 (age 77)
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.
Known for
The House of the Spirits
October 21, 1993
Les Misérables
May 1, 1998
Night Train to Lisbon
March 7, 2013
Smilla's Sense of Snow
February 28, 1997
The Chinese Widow
November 10, 2017
55 Steps
March 1, 2018
A Fortunate Man
August 30, 2018
Return to Sender
September 17, 2004
Pelle the Conqueror
December 21, 1987
Goodbye Bafana
February 11, 2007
To Each His Own Cinema
October 31, 2007
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
September 14, 2023
Behind the camera36
- 2023Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction Director
- 2022The Kiss Director, Screenplay
- 2021The Pact Director
- 2018A Fortunate Man Director, Screenplay
- 201855 Steps Director
- 2017The Chinese Widow Director
- 2014Silent Heart Director
- 2013Night Train to Lisbon Director
- 2012Marie Kroyer Director
- 2007To Each His Own Cinema Director