Smilla's Sense of Snow

1997 · directed by Bille August

Rating

58/100

Hit

no

Smilla Jaspersen attempts to understand the death of a small boy who falls from the roof of her apartment building. Suspecting wrongdoing, Smilla uncovers a trail of clues leading towards a secretive corporation that has made several mysterious expeditions to Greenland.

Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997), directed by Bille August, rates 58/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Julia Ormond
• Gabriel Byrne
• Richard Harris
• Jim Broadbent
• Tom Wilkinson
• Robert Loggia
• Vanessa Redgrave
• Bob Peck
• David Hayman
• Peter Capaldi

Crew

• Jörgen Persson — Director of Photography
• Janus Billeskov Jansen — Editor
• Hans Zimmer — Original Music Composer
• Harry Gregson-Williams — Original Music Composer
• Ann Biderman — Screenplay

More from Bille August

1. Pelle the Conqueror (1987) — 83/100 · hit
2. The Best Intentions (1992) — 81/100 · hit
3. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — 79/100
4. A Fortunate Man (2018) — 76/100
5. Les Misérables (1998) — 72/100
6. The Chinese Widow (2017) — 68/100

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