Susanne Bier Movies and Career Information

Susanne Bier (born 15 April 1960) is a Danish film director best known for her commercial features After the Wedding and Academy-Award-winning-film, In a Better World. Susanne Bier was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. She studied art and architecture prior to her acceptance to the National Film School of Denmark from where she graduated in 1987. She went on to direct various films in Denmark and Sweden, her first commercial success being the romantic comedy The One and Only in 1999. Later films include Brothers (2004), After the Wedding (2006) and In a Better World (2010) which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Things We Lost in the Fire (2007) is her only American film to date, however it was recently announced that she will direct the American adaptation of Rapt. In 2011, she won her first Oscar in the category of Best Foreign Film.