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… — Bille August Copy Share Image
It was a major dream come true at last. In many respects, Jerusalem is a very modern and important story about people in a… — Bille August Copy Share Image
From the beginning, we were prepared, we know how we would shoot and cut the two versions. — Bille August Copy Share Image
The big difference is the size of the crew and the flexibility of shooting because of the size. I mean, it's crazy. So you… — Bille August Copy Share Image
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… — Bille August Copy Share Image
She is also brought to a point of zero in the beginning of the story, and I think you can say that about a… — Bille August Copy Share Image
I spent almost 3 months with Bergman, four hours every afternoon. We sat and went through the whole script. To be honest, most of… — Bille August Copy Share Image
We talked a lot about The Best Intentions and how we could shoot certain scenes in different ways with slightly different bits of dialogue… — Bille August Copy Share Image
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… — Bille August Copy Share Image
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… — Bille August Copy Share Image
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… — Bille August Copy Share Image
