a few thoughts about susanne bier’s after the wedding, which, i’m learning, is her greatest success yet on the international scene. it’s hard not to like this film. it’s fantastically acted and so intense throughout that you’re on the edge of your seat waiting to see what happens next even though it’s not a thriller but a drama ripe with Human Emotions and, also, a few generous helpings of melodrama. i don’t remember having seen mads mikkelsen before except in casino royale (simon keeps telling me we have seen open hearts but i don’t remember it), and now suddenly i want to see everything he’s done, he does such a fabulous job here, using his singular face to convey a character who’s simultaneously pissed off, haunted, depressed, and very decent. but this is not what i want to talk about. Continue reading susanne bier’s after the wedding