Susanne Bier

The Profile

Susanne Bier is a Danish film director known for intimate, emotional dramas. Her notable films include Brothers, After the Wedding, Things We Lost in the Fire and In a Better World (which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film).

From the review: Things We Lost in the Fire (Italian title Noi Due Sconosciuti) stars Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro; the review praises Bier's restrained camera work and intense close-ups. Publicly verifiable: Bier is a Danish director whose film In a Better World won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

The available review examines Susanne Bier's Things We Lost in the Fire as an intimate, painful drama. The critic praises Bier's restrained direction and actors' performances while noting occasional sentimentality. Overall the film is judged a solid, if familiar, drama.