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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bille-august/i-wanted-to-make-jerusalem-as-feature-film-but-we-couldn-t-finance-it/)

[Bille August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bille-august/)

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## More by Bille August

> [It was a major dream come true at last. In many respects, Jerusalem is a very modern and important story about people in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bille-august/it-was-a-major-dream-come-true-at-last-in-many-respects-jerusalem-is/)

[Bille August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bille-august/)

> [From the beginning, we were prepared, we know how we would shoot and cut the two versions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bille-august/from-the-beginning-we-were-prepared-we-know-how-we-would-shoot-and/)

[Bille August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bille-august/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bille-august/the-big-difference-is-the-size-of-the-crew-and-the-flexibility-of/)

[Bille August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bille-august/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bille-august/he-considers-the-theatrical-version-of-fanny-and-alexander-an/)

[Bille August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bille-august/)

> [She is also brought to a point of zero in the beginning of the story, and I think you can say that about a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bille-august/she-is-also-brought-to-a-point-of-zero-in-the-beginning-of-the-story/)

[Bille August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bille-august/)

> [I spent almost 3 months with Bergman, four hours every afternoon. We sat and went through the whole script. To be honest, most of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bille-august/i-spent-almost-3-months-with-bergman-four-hours-every-afternoon-we/)

[Bille August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bille-august/)

> [We talked a lot about The Best Intentions and how we could shoot certain scenes in different ways with slightly different bits of dialogue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bille-august/we-talked-a-lot-about-the-best-intentions-and-how-we-could-shoot/)

[Bille August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bille-august/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bille-august/i-was-mostly-interested-in-it-as-a-theatrical-film-personally-i-am/)

[Bille August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bille-august/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bille-august/i-wanted-to-make-jerusalem-as-feature-film-but-we-couldn-t-finance-it/)

[Bille August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bille-august/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bille-august/it-was-actually-peter-s-idea-that-i-should-make-the-film-he-called-me/)

[Bille August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bille-august/)

> [The novel is a penetrating study of morals and ethics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bille-august/the-novel-is-a-penetrating-study-of-morals-and-ethics/)

[Bille August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bille-august/)

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