Bille August

Bille August (b. 1948)

Danish film and television director.

Selected productions:

• 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 Oscar for 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 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 Miserables (1998?)
  • based on a novel by French author [Victor Hugo]?.
• En sang for Martin (2001, A Song for Martin)