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FILM: Directing Dane.(Susanne Bier )(Interview)

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After directing the biggest box-office hit in Danish history, no-frills filmmaker Susanne Bier decided to break from a string of successful romantic comedies with the wrenching drama "Open Hearts," the story of a relationship shattered by a car accident. The film generated quite a bit of buzz at the recent Sundance Film Festival. NEWSWEEK's Charles Ferro found out what life looks like through Bier's new gaze:

Is Hollywood courting you?

Hollywood could be fun, but in America the director's job seems to carry less integrity than in Denmark. Once I was considering an interesting manuscript and was part of a video-link conference to discuss the idea. It was stressful.

Is there a big difference between European and American ...

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