Bille August

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.

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.

It was actually Peter's idea that I should make the film. He called me in the very beginning, and I read more

It was actually Peter's idea that I should make the film. He called me in the very beginning, and I hadn't even read the book. So I read it and I liked it very much and I knew I'd certainly like to do it.

From the beginning, we were prepared, we know how we would shoot and cut the two versions.

From the beginning, we were prepared, we know how we would shoot and cut the two versions.

I wanted to make Jerusalem as feature film. But we couldn't finance it only through theatrical release, we couldn't get read more

I wanted to make Jerusalem as feature film. But we couldn't finance it only through theatrical release, we couldn't get all the money we needed. We had to get some money from television. So we said, ok, let's do it both ways. So we did it in four parts.