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:
Busters verden (1984, Buster's world) based on the book by Danish writer Bjarne Reuter 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)
The House of the Spirits (1993)
