Bille August

Les Miserables. I never read the book before, but when I read this script it was so outstanding, so brilliant, read more

Les Miserables. I never read the book before, but when I read this script it was so outstanding, so brilliant, I wanted to make it.

I like the vulnerability, the naked face. And then, of course, I hadn't done a contemporary story in 3 or read more

I like the vulnerability, the naked face. And then, of course, I hadn't done a contemporary story in 3 or 4 films, so that also interested me.

I was mostly interested in it as a theatrical film. Personally, I am not so interested in television, simply because read more

I was mostly interested in it as a theatrical film. Personally, I am not so interested in television, simply because I don't watch television myself. I'm into movies.

He considers the theatrical version of Fanny and Alexander an amputated version of what his original film was, and he read more

He considers the theatrical version of Fanny and Alexander an amputated version of what his original film was, and he doesn't really like the shorter film.

I spent almost 3 months with Bergman, four hours every afternoon. We sat and went through the whole script. To read more

I spent almost 3 months with Bergman, four hours every afternoon. We sat and went through the whole script. To be honest, most of the time we talked about life and other different things. It was really a wonderful time.