Bille August

Filmography

Bille August - filmography

Goodbye Bafana on DVD (2007)
Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger
Director: Bille August
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"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.

73% from 14,808 members

Convicted on DVD (2004)
Starring: Connie Nielsen, Aidan Quinn, Kelly Preston
Director: Bille August
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Frank Nitzche makes friends with prisoners on Death row, gets their story and then sells them to the papers. On this occasion he talks to a child murderer and believes that there is a chance that she may be innocent and so he tries to find out the truth and save her from execution.

55% from 2,403 members

A Song for Martin (2002)
Starring: Sven Wollter, Reine Brynolfsson, Viveka Seldahl
Director: Bille August
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Famous composer Martin meets concertmaster Barbara at one of his performances, and the two fall in love. After divorcing their spouses, Martin and Barbara marry and begin a happy life together. Five years later, as the couple are working on a new opera, Martin is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. ..read more »

20% from 2 members
Currently unavailable

Les Miserables on DVD (1998)
Starring: Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman
Director: Bille August
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Liam Neeson stars as Jean Valjean, a heartless convict who is transformed by a single act of mercy. Uma Thurman is Fantine, the vulnerable prostitute who begs Valjean to raise her only child, Cosette (Claire Danes). And Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush is an ambitious policeman determined to return ..read more »

69% from 1,632 member

Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)
Starring: Julia Ormond, Ona Fletcher, Agga Olsen
Director: Bille August
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Based on Peter Hoeg's bestseller, this film is set in snowy Copenhagen where a small boy is found dead after he fell off a roof

65% from 116 members
Currently unavailable

The Best Intentions on DVD (1991)
Starring: Samuel Froler, Pernilla August, Max von Sydow
Director: Bille August
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Drama based on Ingmar Bergman's account of his parents' courtship and early years of marriage. Swedish dialogue with English subtitles.

72% from 80 members

Pelle The Conqueror on DVD (1988)
Starring: Max Von Sydow, Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow
Director: Bille August
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PELLE THE CONQUEROR is based on the first of the four volumes of Martin Andersen Nexo's epic novel. Talented Danish director Bille August focuses on Pelle when he and Lasse find work at Stone Farm. After being humiliated by the farm's young trainee manager, Pelle is disappointed when Lasse does not ..read more »

71% from 853 members

Goodbye Bafana - 3.5 stars
Convicted - 3.0 stars
A Song for Martin - 1.0 stars
Les Miserables - 3.5 stars
Smilla's Sense of Snow - 3.5 stars

Goodbye Bafana - 3.5 stars
The Best Intentions - 3.5 stars
Pelle The Conqueror - 3.5 stars
Les Miserables - 3.5 stars
Smilla's Sense of Snow - 3.5 stars

A Song for Martin - 1.0 stars
Convicted - 3.0 stars
Smilla's Sense of Snow - 3.5 stars
Les Miserables - 3.5 stars
Pelle The Conqueror - 3.5 stars

Max von Sydow - 2 times - show films
Claire Danes - 1 times - show films
Lisa Werlinder - 1 times - show films
Joseph Fiennes - 1 times - show films
Julia Ormond - 1 times - show films