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:11
Fresh:11
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7/10
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
1 - 11 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
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 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 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 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 CriticSounds like a soap opera. But Danish director Susanne Bier builds a high-minded melodrama from this plot material.
04/20/07
Top CriticIt speaks the universal language of high romance in the distinctly unromantic Danish tongue. But don't be put off by that. It is a kind of treat we are only rarely offered these days.
03/30/07
Top CriticAfter the Wedding is a modern creation with a classic theme involving haves and have-nots, bloodlines and family ties.
03/30/07
Top CriticIt's that paradoxical melodrama that point-blank refuses to acknowledge that it's being melodramatic, conveying its scenario with enough intensity, psychological acuity and forceful acting to ignore labels and flat-out overpower audiences.
03/29/07
Top CriticThanks to a tight script, sharp direction and excellent actors, new film by Danish helmer Susanne Bier manages to be both emotional and engaging.
03/29/07
Top CriticA filmmaker who excels in peeling back those delicate layers of human frailty, Denmark's Susanne Bier returns to Toronto, which premiered her previous two films, with another powerful family portrait.
09/13/06
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