As with many of Bier's films, a certain suspension of disbelief is necessary: but she has a distinctive and engaging storytelling style.
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03/10/07
After The Wedding (2007)
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Reviews Counted:99
Fresh:86
Rotten:13
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: The cast brings After the Wedding's melodramatic script to life, creating a movie that is emotionally raw and satisfying.
Theatrical Release:09-03-2007
Synopsis: Danish director Susanne Bier continues her tradition of finely crafted emotional films with this Oscar-nominated drama. In AFTER THE WEDDING, a businessman (Rolf Lassgard) offers to make a huge... [More]
Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Rolf Lassgard, Mona Malm
Director: Susanne Bier
Reviews for After The Wedding
Top CriticAt heart, Bier is an actor’s director, and it’s the uniformly fine performances she engenders from her cast that make ‘After the Wedding’ as satisfying as it is.
03/08/07
Top CriticThis mightn't be as fun as a Big Fat Greek Wedding, but there's at least as many broken plates afterwards...
03/06/07
Top CriticThe storyline is a highly melodramatic, but some solid performances and the relentless intimacy of the camerawork give this a Dogme sense of significance.
03/08/07
Top CriticA poignant and intimate drama about revelations that have life-changing impact, Bier's film proves that the rude health of Danish cinema continues unabated.
03/08/07
Top CriticA superb performance by Mads Mikkelsen and an engaging, sharply written script.
03/08/07
The film generates such visceral heat, the whole notion of genre becomes irrelevant.
03/09/07
[The] handheld, digital camerawork provides an ultra-realistic, immediate feel, but also highlights the film's cautious, dramatic sidestepping.
04/12/07
I hereby declare a moratorium on any such filmmakers entering India in hopes of preventing any further culturally condescending journeys into the white man's heart of darkness.
03/13/07
Every scene is kissed with irony, the characters all seem believably flawed, the narrative unfolds with just the right storytelling panache and everything else about the production seems right.
08/11/07
Handsome drama that reveals depth beneath its polished veneer.
04/05/07
"After the Wedding" has the makings of a melodramatic soap opera were it not in the hands of a seasoned director like Susanne Bier
04/13/07
The odd cropping of the closeups is Bier's way of acknowleding that the slices of life we see onscreen can't begin to convey the complicated messiness of existence.
05/14/07
This is a fine tale of families and secrets, and its seemingly cold exterior gives way to something unexpectedly warm and soft inside.
04/10/07
You leave the movie feeling exhausted, argumentative and exhilarated, surely the sign of a powerful film in any language.
05/04/07
One of the very best films to be released in America in the first third of 2007.
09/20/07
Initially threatening to turn into the most shameless of melodramas, it instead builds upon its rickety foundation with such dexterity and grace that it eventually emerges as a deeply moving experience.
05/02/07
A substantive film about an idealistic Danish aid worker who is forced to stretch his own capacities for love and compassion, directing them in new channels that surprise and challenge him.
03/30/07
Un buen ejemplo de cómo se puede hacer una película madura y atrapante con el mismo argumento base de una telenovela mexicana.
03/19/08
Life’s a mess, it says, but you can’t sweep up the dirt until you’ve taken a good, hard look at it.
04/20/07
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