Susanne Bier

...directs this drama about the changing roles of brothers in a household. An adaptation of the Swedish film "Brodre" by Susanne Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen, the movie is penned by David Benioff, the scribe for "X-Men Origins:...

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...talking about his new movie, to open this Friday. Given that the first rate Brothers is a redo of a 2004 Danish film directed by Susanne Bier, now set in the America that continues to deploy troops to Afghanistan, you would not necessarily...

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...around. I found it completely fascinating." In preproduction Sheridan would watch the original "Brothers," directed by Susanne Bier (who also made "After the Wedding"), over and over in a little screening room in his house. "I was...

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...crime. Nimrod Antal (Vacancy) directs the mayhem, which is not being screened in advance for critics. Brothers (R) -- Danish director Susanne Bier's acclaimed 2004 drama gets a Hollywood remake. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a man who comforts...

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...in the war, his brother Jake Gyllenhaal comforts his wife, Natalie Portman. But is Tobey gone for good? The drama is based on Susanne Bier's acclaimed Danish film. (Dec. 4) A widower (Robert De Niro) sets off on a road trip to reunite his...

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...Antal (Vacancy) directs the mayhem, which is not being screened in advance for critics. </p><p>BROTHERS (R): Danish director Susanne Bier's acclaimed 2004 drama gets a Hollywood remake. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a man who comforts the wife...

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...knows there's no such thing as the perfect crime. Nimrod Antal (Vacancy) directs the mayhem. Brothers: Danish director Susanne Bier's acclaimed 2004 drama gets a Hollywood remake. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a man who comforts the wife...

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...powerful story of the Prodigal Son was given a vigorous new interpretation in the 2004 Danish film "Brothers," directed by Susanne Bier. Irish director Jim Sheridan, who has made his films in America in recent years, now delivers an...

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