Bier Wants ‘Revenge’ in Denmark

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I guess there certainly is an advantage in being a filmmaker who works abroad and in the Hollywood/indewood system – when a project isn’t moving quick enough, you pack your bags, jump on a plane and shoot a movie in your native tongue – which is what Susanne Bier is doing according to Variety. The trade reports the Working Title comedy with Hugh Grant project she was attached to fell apart.

Known for her suffocating, unrelenting dramas I’ve been a fan of Bier’s work since Dogme days, she’ll be working once again with Anders Thomas Jensen (a prolific scribe who doesn’t know what writer’s block is) with whom she collaborated on Brothers amongst others. The Revenge stars Mikael Persbrandt and a pair of Danish actors in Trine Dyrholm and Ulrich Thomsen ho aren’t afraid to get in touch with their feelings. The drama set in Kenya and Denmark and is being produced by Zentropa’s Sisse Graum Jorgenen. If production begins soon enough, the picture would receive a Cannes or Fall festival slot.

Which among these titles: Once in a Lifetime (1999), Open Hearts (2002), Brothers (2004), After the Wedding (2006) or Things We Lost in the Fire (2007) is your favorite Bier film? 

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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