Susanne Bier Masterclass and Retrospective
First-hand inspiration from one of Europe’s most consistently adventurous filmmakers.
Masterclass with Susanne Bier
ICA Cinema 1, Mon March 8, 6.30pm
Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier has directed ten films since her 1991 debut Freud's Leaving Home, and written four. Connected to the boundary-breaking Dogme school of filmmaking, Bier is an expert of characterisation and of portraying human emotional entanglements. Moving into the international spotlight with her 2006 Oscar nomination for After The Wedding, she is one of Europe's most accomplished and consistently adventurous film figures. Join us for this in-depth conversation with Bier on her career, her passions, inspirations and work. Get your tickets by clicking this link: www.ica.org.uk/23858/Film/Focus-on-Susanne-Bier-Masterclass-Retrospective
After the Wedding
ICA Cinema 1, March 7, 6.30pm
Dir. Susanne Bier, Denmark/Sweden 2006, 120 min
Jacob runs a Mumbai orphanage, and adores the children and his job. Summoned back to Denmark to meet a philanthropist who could save his threatened charity, Jacob is invited to a wedding as part of the deal, and is exposed to a shattering personal revelation. Bier at her best as auteur of the tense and twisting narrative! Get your tickets by clicking this link: www.ica.org.uk/23860/Film/Focus-on-Susanne-Bier-After-the-Wedding
Things We Lost in the Fire
ICA Cinema 2, March 8, 8.30pm
Dir. Susanne Bier, 2007 US/UK, 118 min
Halle Berry and Benicio del Toro star in Bier's first non-European work; another heart-aching drama with an anguished family at its core. The two brilliant leads meet when a mutual bereavement leaves them lost and bewildered. The healing process that faltering follows is caught with intimate and beautiful poignancy by Bier. Get your tickets by clicking here: www.ica.org.uk/23864/Film/Focus-on-Susanne-Bier-Things-We-Lost-in-the-Fire
Brothers
ICA Cinema 2, March 7, 6.30pm
Dir. Susanne Bier, Denmark/UK/Sweden/Norway 2004, 117 min
When family man Michael is presumed dead after a UN helicopter crash in Afghanistan, his drifter brother Jannik offers help and support to Michael's wife Sarah and daughters. Devastated by grief, Sarah soon turns to Jannik for a different solace, and then the UN calls. Bier's Cannes and Sundance Award-winning masterpiece penetrates the complex fidelities and needs of a family unit in distress. This screening follows the release of Hollywood's re-make of Brothers, starring Natalie Portman, with which Bier's star has become fixed in the crossover firmaments of both US and European film cultures. Get your tickets by clicking this link: www.ica.org.uk/23862/Film/Focus-on-Susanne-Bier-Brothers
