Bille August (Director)

Reviews of movies from director Bille August

Looking for reviews of films directed by Bille August? Cinafilm has a total of 1,049 reviews across 15 movies directed by Bille August.

Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 66%.

Pelle the Conqueror is Bille August's highest rated movie, with a score of 80% based on 70 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Bille August is The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid, with a score of 54% based on 5 reviews.

Director Biography

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.

Bille August has directed films starring Max von Sydow, Pernilla August, Björn Granath and Lone Lindorff.

Bille August has collaborated with these film directors: Mike Newell and Michael Schultz.