Bille August
- Directing
- November 9, 1948
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.
Known for
Filmography
- The Count of Monte Cristo · Creator
- Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard · Self
- Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction · Director
- The Kiss · Director, Screenplay
- Dansk films bedste · Sig selv
- The Pact · Director
- A Fortunate Man · Screenplay, Director
- A Fortunate Man · Director, Screenplay
- 55 Steps · Director
- Meyerheim & stjernerne · Sig selv
- The Chinese Widow · Director
- mig og 60erne
- Silent Heart · Director
- Night Train to Lisbon · Director
- Marie Kroyer · Director
- To Each His Own Cinema · Director
- Goodbye Bafana · Director
- Klovn · Bille
- Return to Sender · Director
- Heart of the Festival · Self
- A Song for Martin · Director, Writer
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid · Director
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence · Director
- Les Misérables · Director
- Jerusalem · Creator
- Smilla's Sense of Snow · Director
- Jerusalem · Writer, Director
- The House of the Spirits · Screenplay, Director
- The Best Intentions · Director
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles · Director
- The Best Intentions · Director
- Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood · Self
- Pelle the Conqueror · Director, Screenplay
- Twist and Shout · Director, Screenplay
- Buster's World · Director
- Buster's World · Creator
- May · Director
- Zappa · Director, Screenplay
- Sova Räv · Cinematography
- The Guldbagge Awards · Self
- The Grass Is Singing · Cinematography
- Thomas - A Child Out of Reach · Camera Operator
- Kärleken · Cinematography
- In My Life · Director
- Men Can't Be Raped · Cinematography
- Christiania · Camera Operator
- Hemåt i natten · Cinematography
- Me, You · Director
- Versace: The Medusa Eyes · Director, Writer
- Armani: The King of Fashion · Director