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Bille August

Bille August

Danish film director
November 9, 1948 (75 years old)

Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction

V.O.: Ehrengard: Die Geschichte einer Verführung
Dan. 2023. Sentimental drama by Bille August with Alice E. Bier Zandén, Emil Aron Dorph, Mikkel Boe Folsgaard. 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.
Runtime: 94 min.

In Harm's Way

V.O.: Fenghuo fangfei
Chin. 2017. History by Bille August with Liu Yifei, Emile Hirsch, Fangcong Li. Wounded during the bombing of Tokyo in 1942, an American pilot is saved by a Chinese widow, with whom he falls in love.
Runtime: 97 min.
All. 2017. Court drama by Bille August with Helena Bonham-Carter, Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Tambor. An outraged schizophrenic woman hires a lawyer who specializes in defending people with mental illnesses after she receives abusive treatments.
Runtime: 115 min.

Night Train to Lisbon

V.O.: Nachtzug nach Lissabon
All. 2012. Drama by Bille August with Jeremy Irons, Jack Huston, Mélanie Laurent. On a whim, a Swiss philosophy professor travels to Lisbon to learn more about a Portuguese author he has just discovered.
Runtime: 111 min.
All. 2007. Drama by Bille August.

A Song For Martin

V.O.: En Sang for Martin
2001. Psychological drama by Bille August with Sven Wollter, Viveka Seldahl, Reine Brynolfsson. The happy life of a famous composer married to a violinist takes a dramatic turn when he discovers he has Alzheimer's disease.
U.S. 1998. Drama by Bille August with Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman. An ex-convict, who has taken in a little orphan girl, is relentlessly pursued by her former jailer.
Runtime: 135 min.
All. 1996. Crime drama by Bille August with Julia Ormond, Gabriel Byrne, Richard Harris.
Suèd. 1996. Chronicle by Bille August with Maria Bonnevie, Ulf Friberg, Pernilla August.
All. 1993. Chronicle by Bille August with Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Winona Ryder. The tribulations of a wealthy South American landowner who behaves in an uncompromising manner towards his own people.
Runtime: 140 min.

The Best Intentions

V.O.: Den Goda Viljan
Suèd. 1992. Biography by Bille August with Pernilla August, Samuel Fröler, Max von Sydow. In Sweden, at the end of the nineteenth century, two young spouses with different temperaments live a tumultuous relationship.
Runtime: 180 min.

Pelle the Conqueror

V.O.: Pelle Eroberen
Dan. 1987. Mores drama by Bille August with Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Bjorn Granath. At the beginning of the twentieth century, a Swedish worker travels to Denmark with his son and finds a job on a country estate.
Runtime: 150 min.

World of Buster

V.O.: Busters verden
Dan. 1984. Dramatic comedy by Bille August with Mads Bugge Andersen, Katerina Stenbeck, Peter Schroder. The misadventures of a young boy who makes up for his small size with his resourcefulness.
Runtime: 91 min.

Twist and Shout

V.O.: Tro, hab og kaerlighed
Dan. 1984. Mores drama by Bille August with Adam Tonsberg, Lars Simonsen, Camilla Soeberg.
Runtime: 100 min.

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