Bille August
Bille August was born on 9 November 1948 in Brede, Denmark. He is a director and writer, known for The House of the Spirits (1993), Pelle the Conqueror (1987) and Goodbye Bafana (2007). He has been married to Michelle Liebetrau since 26 September 2025. He was previously married to Sara-Marie Maltha, Pernilla August, Masja Dessau and Annie Munksgaard.
Career stats
30Films
348Posters
45Years active
2007Peak year
Eras & genres
Eras
Genres
Selected work
40 posters
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles · 1992
Night Train to Lisbon · 2013
Les Misérables · 1998
Goodbye Bafana · 2007
Smilla's Sense of Snow · 1997
The House of the Spirits · 1994
Zappa · 1983
Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence · 2007
Pelle erobreren · 1988
Return to Sender · 2005
Marie Krøyer · 2012
I Love You, I Love You Not · 1997
Frequent collaborators
30 repeat partnersJörgen Persson
Series Cinematography by · 10 films together
Rolf Konow
Actor · 10 films together
David Cronenberg
Self · 9 films together
Max von Sydow(1929-2020)
Actor · 9 films together
Tim Burton(I)
Self · 9 films together
Willem Dafoe
Actor · 9 films together
Abbas Kiarostami(1940-2016)
Writing Credits · 8 films together
Antonio Banderas
Self · 8 films together