Those who have the privilege of hearing the director of the movie ‘In a Better World’, Susanne BierYou have the privilege of learning this”The secret to surviving in this industry is not to think about success.“. Says the person who won an Oscar in 2011 with the film in question and has Hollywood stars such as Nicole Kidman, Benicio del Toro, Halle Berry and Sandra Bullock under his command.
This Tuesday, the Danish filmmaker received an award. Honorary award at the closing gala of the Evolution Mallorca International Film FestivalAlthough it’s not the first time he’s set foot in Mallorca, since he filmed the series ‘The Night Manager’ here in 2015, starring Hugh Laurie and Elizabeth Debicki. He explained that he worked with an “incredibly efficient and wonderful local film crew” and anecdotally said that he was called “crazy” when he insisted on “shooting at that amazing restaurant in Deià”. He was talking about Ca’s Patró Walk, and although they tried to persuade him because of the difficulty of getting that many trailers there, Bier succeeded.
During the conference, he also touched upon his start in cinema through the Dogma movement, which he felt was very much in line with its norms. “As a director, I am the same. I always set a set of rules for everything I do“Even though they’re not open,” said the man who shot Open Hearts with compatriot Mads Mikkelsen, who attended Evolution on Saturday. “He’s a genius and very noble and unsentimental as a person, considering how handsome he is,” she laughed. He compared the beginning of his career to his current privileged situation and said of the treatment of the cast and crew that “the only difference is, make a small film, there is more camaraderie. In my Danish films I would always have lunch with the actors, but when you do big American productions no one eats with anyone.”
Susanne Bier, director of many films with a long and varied career including ‘Birdbox’, ‘After the Wedding’, ‘Serena and the Mentioned’, said yesterday that she has always been confident “professionally”. “I believed in my instincts and creative ability and went for it. I have never been afraid of big stars and I am completely safe while working; “It’s the exact opposite of what happens to me in other contexts,” he admitted. The filmmaker transfers his energy to the actors, whether well-known or anonymous, adult or child. “I tend to fall in love with all the characters, and that’s a good driving force because the actors enjoy that energy. I’m very outspoken and sometimes they’re not used to it but Then they think it’s funny“, in his words.
His first film in the USA, Things We Lost in the Fire, which was released due to his previous Oscar nomination for ‘After the Wedding’, attracted the attention of Sam Mendes’ production company. “It wasn’t in my plans to work there, but I thought it was interesting so I did it.I always turn to projects that attract me, arouse curiosity and arouse fear.“There must be an element of climbing Everest, I have never been guided by a plan in my career,” said Susanne Bier, giving her entry into the horror genre with ‘In the Blind’ or The Blind as an example. Espionage with the TV series ‘The Night Manager’ Type.
Her is the next project series netflix ‘The perfect couple’again with Kidman as well as Dakota Fanning and other stars. He misses filming for a month due to the Hollywood strike.