All the book-based movies and TV shows adapted by Bille August, ranked

In 1815, French prisoner Jean Valjean is released from the Bagne of Toulon after serving nineteen years for stealing a loaf of bread for his sister’s son. Stealing his silverware, Valjean is captured by police, but the Bishop claims he gave Valjean the silver, telling him to use it to do something worthwhile with his life. Moved, Valjean breaks his parole to start a new life.

In 1815, French prisoner Jean Valjean is released from the Bagne of Toulon after serving nineteen years for stealing a loaf of bread for his sister’s son. Stealing his silverware, Valjean is captured by police, but the Bishop claims he gave Valjean the silver, telling him to use it to do something worthwhile with his life. Moved, Valjean breaks his parole to start a new life.

Spanning three generations of the Trueba family, this captivating tale weaves a hauntingly romantic epic. At its heart lies the tumultuous yet fervent bond between Clara, endowed with supernatural gifts, and her husband Esteban, a man who staunchly opposes change on both political and personal fronts.

Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for years and to embark on an enthralling adventure. In search of the author, Gregorius acts as detective, pulling together pieces of a puzzle that involves political and emotional intrigue and the highest possible stakes.

The movie centers around Anton whose primary goal is to finish his education as a cavalry officer. During the training, he commands his platoon to assist Baron and he encounters Baron’s daughter, Edith, who was involved in an accident.

Karen Blixen, 63, is at the pinnacle of her fame and next in line to win the Nobel Prize for literature. It has been 17 years since she gave up her famous African adventure only to return to Denmark in ruins. Devastated by syphilis and having lost the love of her life she has reinvented herself as a literary sensation. She is an isolated genius, however, until the day she lays eyes on a handsome 30 year old poet.

In an attempt to instruct a hesitant prince in the ways of seduction, a self-proclaimed love expert’s plan goes awry, resulting in scandal and an unforeseen romantic entanglement.