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Susanne Bier More at IMDbPro »

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Studied arts at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and architecture at the Architectural Association in London.

Graduated from the Danish School of Film in Copenhagen (1987).

Born to Rudolf Salomon Bier (born in 1930) and his wife Hennie Jonas (born in 1936).

Has two children, Gabriel (born in 1989) and Alice Esther (born in 1995).

Ex-sister-in-law of Jessica Zandén.

Personal Quotes

I use it [hand-held-camera] in order to enable actors to move around freely because I want them to be truthful at all times and that means they should be able to move and not be bound by a fixed camera position. I think if it's used for style it's a mistake. It's there to do something very specific.

[on the underlying premise of In a Better World (2010) (aka "In a Better World")]: It's about the distance between being savable and not savable. At what point does redemption become impossible? Is there such a point? This is what we wanted to explore in the subtext of the story. I also think it's very interesting to trace the route of an innocent who actually behaves like a terrorist but is really just an angry little boy - an angry little boy who can also be dangerous.

My first job as a filmmaker is to not make a boring film. I don't see a conflict between art and commerce, but I do see one between boredom and commerce. I think once you start structuring according to theme, things become more educational than emotional, and I don't think that works. I think it really is about addressing the conflict between the characters and addressing the storytelling and psychology. That way, the feelings are the undercurrent of the whole story, which is exciting.