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Bille August, an Uncommon card
Bille August R. is a Danish director, screenwriter, and cinematographer of film and television.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 60
- DEF
- 28
- Power
- 88
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 52,000
Power 88 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 30 % of WikiCards cards.
Bille August quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Bille August card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
August's 1987 film Pelle the ______ won the Palme d'Or, Academy Award and Golden Globe Award.
Answer
Conqueror. August's 1987 film Pelle the Conqueror won the Palme d'Or, Academy Award and Golden Globe Award. From the Bille August article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He is one of only ten directors to win the Palme d'Or twice, winning the award again in ____ for The Best Intentions, based on the autobiographical script by Ingmar Bergman.
Answer
1990s. He is one of only ten directors to win the Palme d'Or twice, winning the award again in 1992 for The Best Intentions, based on the autobiographical script by Ingmar Bergman. From the Bille August article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Bille August. Bille August 60 · Ivo Pogorelić 56 · Electronic circuit 53 · Adolfo de la Parra 50 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- August's 1987 film Pelle the Conqueror won the Palme d'Or, Academy Award and Golden Globe Award.
- He is one of only ten directors to win the Palme d'Or twice, winning the award again in 1992 for The Best Intentions, based on the autobiographical script by Ingmar Bergman.
- His filmography includes The House of the Spirits, based on the novel by Isabel Allende, Smilla's Sense of Snow, Les Misérables, Night Train to Lisbon, Silent Heart, The Chinese Widow and A Fortunate Man.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bille August article was read about 52,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 60 and blocks with 28: each hit it takes is cut by 11 %.
How to get Bille August
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Bille August (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jan Kivisaar, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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