Susanne Bier
Susanne Bier | |
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| Born | 15 April 1960 |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | Since 1991 |
Susanne Bier (born 15 April 1960) is a Jewish film directress in Denmark best known for her commercial features After the Wedding and the Academy-Award-winning In a Better World.
Life and work
Susanne Bier was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. She studied art and architecture at Jerusalem University prior to her acceptance to the National Film School of Denmark from where she graduated in 1987. She went on to direct various films in Denmark and Sweden, her first commercial success being the romantic comedy The One and Only in 1999. Later films include Brothers (2004), After the Wedding (2006) and In a Better World (2010) which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Things We Lost in the Fire (2007) is her only American film to date, however it was recently announced that she will direct the American adaptation of Rapt. In 2011, she won her first Oscar in the category of Best Foreign Film.[1]
Filmography
- Freud's Leaving Home (Freud flytter hjemmefra...) (1991)
- Family Matters (Det bli'r i familien) (1994)
- Like It Never Was Before (Pensionat Oskar) (1995)
- Credo (Sekten) (1997)
- The One and Only (Den eneste ene) (1999)
- Once in a Lifetime (Livet är en schlager) (2000)
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- Open Hearts (Elsker dig for evigt) (2002)
- Brothers (Brødre) (2004)
- After the Wedding (Efter brylluppet) (2006)
- Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
- In a Better World (Hævnen) (2010)
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Reputation
Over the years Susanne Bier has proven to be a professional director capable of directing some very solid pictures accessible to many people. This is reflected by the fact that After the Wedding (2006) was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and In a Better World (2010) went on to win the award.[2] In Denmark however, her films are often considered too commercial and lacking in artistic value.[3]
References
- ^ About 6 hours ago (23 February 2011). "Oscar-Nominated Susanne Bier Remaking French Thriller 'Rapt' –". Deadline.com. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Denmark's 'In a Better World' wins foreign Oscar", Associated Press, 28 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ "Robert ignorerer Biers Oscar-film". Filmmagasinet Ekko. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
External links
- Susanne Bier at IMDb