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Bille August
Bille August
(born
1948
) is a
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
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 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)