Directing
Bille August
- Titles
- 38movies11TV shows
- Career
Active from 1977 to 2025, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 32titles as director
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Buster's World85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.4average 2.6
- Politics5.0average 2.6
- Pathos7.1average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism5.1average 3.3
- Melancholy6.3average 4.7
- Social Commentary6.4average 4.9
- Romance5.3average 3.8
- Spiritual3.3average 2.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.0, average 5.2
- Scare1.3, average 2.6
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
- Physical Comedy1.2, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 8
- Historical Drama 4
- Biographical Drama 3
- Psychological Drama 3
- Slow Burn 3
- Melancholy 3
- European Cinema 3
- Historical Epic 2
- Melancholic Tone 2
- Emotional Depth 2
- Family Saga 2
- Class Conflict 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Janus Billeskov JansenEditorThe House of the Spirits, Les Misérables, Smilla's Sense of Snow, The Kiss, Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction, +7 more- JJörgen PerssonCinematographerThe House of the Spirits, Les Misérables, Smilla's Sense of Snow, Pelle the Conqueror, The Best Intentions, +2 more
Greg LatterWriterNight Train to Lisbon, The Kiss, Goodbye Bafana, The Chinese Widow, Me, You- SStefan NilssonComposerPelle the Conqueror, The Best Intentions, Marie Kroyer, A Song for Martin, Jerusalem
Bjarne ReuterWriterPelle the Conqueror, Zappa, Twist and Shout, Busters verden
Dirk BrüelCinematographerTo Each His Own Cinema, Marie Kroyer, A Fortunate Man, Silent Heart
Pernilla AugustActorThe Best Intentions, The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence, Jerusalem
Sara-Marie MalthaActorThe Kiss, Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction, Return to Sender
Max von SydowActorPelle the Conqueror, The Best Intentions, Jerusalem
Reine BrynolfssonActorLes Misérables, A Song for Martin, Jerusalem
Annette FocksComposerNight Train to Lisbon, Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction, Silent Heart
Axel StrøbyeActorPelle the Conqueror, May
Movies and TV shows
142020s
2 titles · average score 75
77
The Kiss (2022)
Director, Writer
74
The Pact (2021)
Director
2010s
6 titles · average score 61
57
55 Steps (2018)
Director
79
A Fortunate Man (2018)
Director, Screenplay
52
The Chinese Widow (2017)
Director
68
Silent Heart (2014)
Director
50
Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
Director
63
Marie Kroyer (2012)
Director
2000s
2 titles · average score 59
62
Goodbye Bafana (2007)
Director
56
Return to Sender (2004)
Director
1990s
2 titles · average score 61
73
Les Misérables (1998)
Director
50
The House of the Spirits (1993)
Screenplay, Director
1980s
1 title · average score 81
81
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
Director, Screenplay
1970s
1 title
In My Life (1978)
Director