08/05/2013 - Returning from US premieres of her latest film Love Is All You Need, Danish director Susanne Bier is honoured by the Copenhagen Artisans Association

Returning from the US premieres of her latest film Love Is All You Need [+see also:
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“She brings us face to face with people in crisis, with joy and sorrow, revenge and forgiveness, loss and abuse – all aspects of emotional life are conjured up and displayed, so no one can be – or is – unaffected,” said the association chairman Robert Sørensen.

Bier was appointed during a ceremony at Copenhagen’s City Hall, attended by, ao, Denmark’s Queen Margrethe. 72 graduates from Denmark’s technical schools newly-educated artisans with the best results received silver or bronze medals and app €270,000 scholarships.

Also coming with a silver medal, the title of Honorary Craftsman has in 40 years been given to people for “making a special effort for the benefit of the Danish society, among others the late ship-owner Maersk McKinney Møller, actress Ghita Nørby and gastronomic entrepreneur Claus Meyer.

After Love Is All You Need, the romantic comedy which sold 645,000 tickets in Denmark, Bier is currently editing her second American movie, Serena, an adaptation of US author Ron Rash’s 2008 novel with new Hollywood stars Jennifer Lawrence (Oscar-nominated for Winter’s Bone) and Bradley Cooper (The Hangover) in the leads.

Two years ago Bier’s In A Better World [+see also:
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