Bille August

Known for

Directing

Born

Nov 9, 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.

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Klovn

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The Guldbagge Awards

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Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard

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Dansk films bedste

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Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood

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mig og 60erne

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Meyerheim & stjernerne

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Goodbye Bafana

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Les Misérables

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Pelle the Conqueror

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The House of the Spirits

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Buster's World

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Twist and Shout

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Smilla's Sense of Snow

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Return to Sender

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To Each His Own Cinema

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The Best Intentions

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A Song for Martin

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