Bille August

Bille August

November 9, 1948 · 77 years old

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 199…

Known For

16 titles
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Les Misérables

Les Misérables

1998 · 2h 14m · Movie

Valjean, a former criminal, has atoned for his past and now finds himself in the midst of the French Revolution, avoiding a law-obsessed policeman hell-bent on capturing him.

7.4
2
The House of the Spirits

The House of the Spirits

1993 · 2h 25m · Movie

A rancher, his clairvoyant wife, and their family face turbulent years in South America in this adaptation of Isabel Allende's best-seller.

6.9
3
Night Train to Lisbon

Night Train to Lisbon

2013 · 1h 51m · Movie

Swiss Professor Raimund Gregorius abandons his lectures and buttoned-down life to embark on a thrilling adventure that will take him on a journey to the very heart of himself.

6.8
4
Smilla's Sense of Snow

Smilla's Sense of Snow

1997 · 2h 1m · Movie

A 6 y.o. Inuit boy runs off a snowy roof in Copenhagen and dies. Smilla, a half Inuit who lives in the building and knows the boy, looks into it. What makes an acrophobic boy run up on the roof? The clues take her to Greenland.

6.3
5
A Fortunate Man

A Fortunate Man

2018 · 2h 42m · Movie

A gifted engineer flees his austere roots to pursue wealth and success among Copenhagen's elite, but the pride propelling him threatens to be his ruin.

7.0
6
Goodbye Bafana

Goodbye Bafana

2007 · 1h 58m · Movie

Goodbye Bafana is the true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The prisoner's name was Nelson Mandela.

7.1
7
Pelle the Conqueror

Pelle the Conqueror

1987 · 2h 37m · Movie

When his wife dies, Lasse takes his 12-year-old son, Pelle, from their home in Sweden to Denmark in search of a better life.

7.7
8
To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema

2007 · 1h 40m · Movie

A collective film of 33 shorts directed by different directors about their feelings about Cinema.

6.7
9
55 Steps

55 Steps

2018 · 1h 55m · Movie

Colette Hughes, a lawyer championing patients' rights, represents Eleanor Riese, a psychiatric patient who unexpectedly impacts Colette's workaholic tendencies.

7.0
10
The Best Intentions

The Best Intentions

1992 · 3h 2m · Movie

In 1909, poor theology student Henrik falls in love with Anna, the intelligent daughter of a rich family in Uppsala. After marrying Henrik becomes a priest in northern Sweden. Urbane Anna hates living in the county, growing restless.

7.7
11
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction

Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction

2023 · 1h 34m · Movie

When a self-appointed expert on love tries to teach a timid prince the art of seduction, the plan backfires, leading to scandal - and unexpected romance.

5.8
12
Twist and Shout

Twist and Shout

1984 · 1h 39m · Movie

Denmark, 1963: Teenagers Bjørn and Erik are into girls and being in a band helps Bjørn meet Anna. Erik likes Kirsten but she likes Bjørn. Having a mentally ill mom at home also ruins Erik's chances. Anna's pregnancy changes everyt...

7.3
13
Silent Heart

Silent Heart

2014 · 1h 37m · Movie

Three generations of a family coming together over a weekend. A sick mother's wish to die before her disease worsens gets harder to handle as old conflicts come to the surface.

7.1
14
In Harm's Way

In Harm's Way

2017 · 1h 37m · Movie

After Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941, USA bombs Tokyo to boost morale. A pilot survives thanks to a Chinese woman's help.

6.3
15
Marie Krøyer

Marie Krøyer

2012 · 1h 42m · Movie

The story of the marriage between the painters Marie and P.S. Krøyer.

6.3
16
The Pact

The Pact

2021 · 1h 55m · Movie

The intense friendship between Karen Blixen, the Danish author best known for her autobiographical novel "Out of Africa," and Thorkild Bjørnvig, a young and promising poet.

6.4