About Bille August

Den Goda Viljan, or the Best Intentions, based on the screenplay by Ingmar Bergman about his parents' first decade of knowing each other and living together, is one of my all-time favorite films. No, it's not a BERGMAN, but you can't escape his screenplay (the dialogs for the roles of Liv Ullmann and Samuel Frohler are superb) and it's really nice to see a different treqtment for his writing. The films that Liv Ullman has directed are closely wedded and loyal to Bergman himself. Bille August did a great job and while he earned a Palme d'Or for the film, this is not enough. THis film needs more recognition.