Susanne Bier

Based on a bestselling novel by Ron Rash, Serena, as brought to the screen by director Susanne Bier and screenwriter Christopher Kyle, feels like a husk of an adaptation even to one completely unfamiliar with the source material. It’s the sort of film that, at least in the form prepped for theatrical release, makes one inclined to believe its makers have completely lost the ability to tell a story. And it’s not like that ever seems like a deliberate stylistic choice, with Bier actually focusing on some thematic flourish off on the sidelines. Serena is always focused on its plot. Its perpetually rushed, choppily told, borderline confusing plot.

Oscar-winning Danish director Susanne Bier’s latest film is an emotionally-charged thriller, centered on a successful police officer who has recently started a family. Andreas (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and his wife Anna (Maria Bonnevie) are coming to terms with their new lives as parents, struggling to adapt to their baby’s challenging sleeping patterns and find time to spend alone together. However, they are devoted parents who are raising their baby in idyllic circumstances, with absolute financial security and a stunning lakeside home.

Cinémagique and the Montreal Gazette are presenting a special advance screening of In a Better World, Monday April 11, at 7:00 p.m. at Cinema Du Parc. In a Better World (Original title: Hævnen) is the 2010 drama directed by Susanne Bier (After The Wedding, Brothers, Open Hearts) and written by Anders Thomas Jensen, which won …

In a Better World Directed by Susanne Bier 2010, Denmark/Sweden, 119 mins. Sometimes all it takes is a misplaced subplot to ruin a perfectly good film.  This is the case with Susanne Bier’s latest film In a Better World, which took home Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards this year.  Had Bier stuck …