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. November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Film refers to the celluloid medium on which motion pictures are printed. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Pernilla August as Shmi Skywalker in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. ...

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)

1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bjarne Reuter (b. ... Pelle the Conqueror (Danish: ; Swedish: ) is a 1987 film in Danish and Swedish which tells the story of two Swedish immigrants to Denmark, a father and son, who try to build a new life for themselves. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Martin Andersen Nexø, 1908 Martin Andersen Nexø (June 26, 1869 - June 1, 1954) was a Danish writer. ... The Palme dOr (Golden Palm) is the name of the highest prize given to a film at the Cannes Film Festival. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Foreign Language Film is a yearly US award for the best non-English film released in the period October - September in the country of origin. ... Ingmar Bergman (IPA: in Swedish) (born July 14, 1918) is a Swedish stage and film director who is one of the key film auteurs of the second half of the twentieth century. ... The Palme dOr (Golden Palm) is the name of the highest prize given to a film at the Cannes Film Festival. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Selma Lagerlöf, painted by Carl Larsson, 1908 Selma Lagerlöf receives the Nobel Prize in Literature The Swedish 20-krona bill, with Selma Lagerlöf (help· info) (November 20, 1858 – March 16, 1940) was a Swedish author. ... The House of the Spirits (La Casa de los Espíritus) is the debut novel of Isabel Allende. ... Isabel Allende Llona (born August 2, 1942) is a Peruvian-born Chilean-American writer, who is considered one of the most popular novelists in the world today, having sold over 35 million copies and translated in 27 different languages. ... Smillas Sense of Snow (also published as Miss Smillas Feeling for Snow), is a book by Danish author Peter Høeg. ... Peter Høeg, born on May 17, 1957, is one of Denmarks most celebrated contemporary writers of fiction. ... 1998 film version of Victor Hugos classic novel, directed by Billie Woodruff. ... Portrait of Cosette by Emile Bayard, from the original edition of Les Misérables (1862) Les Misérables (trans. ... Victor-Marie Hugo. ...

External links

• Interview with Bille August about Smilla's Sense of Snow

• Twist and Shout Bille August 1984