Susanne Bier in the press room at the 68th Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, United States - Sunday 18th September 2016
Susanne Bier
Susanne Bier
Lawrence And Cooper's 'Serena' Takes Its Time Getting To The Screen
By Rich Cline in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 October 2014
Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper shot 'Serena' before 'Silver Linings Playbook' - so what took so long?
Filmed in the Czech Republic more than two years ago, the American Depression-era drama 'Serena' took a long time to get to the big screen, during which time its stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence were nominated for Oscars in two other films together: 'Silver Linings Playbook' (for which Lawrence won Best Actress) and American Hustle.
Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper re-unite on screen with 'Serena'
Directed by Oscar-winning Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier ('In a Better World'), the film is a sweeping romance set in the wilds of Carolina's Smoky Mountains, based on the novel by Ron Rash. It's a complicated story with plenty of subtle textures that are ideally suited to Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, as well as fine supporting players like Toby Jones, Rhys Ifans and Sean Harris. But the film's postponed release has sparked some bad buzz, as people wondered about the delay, which usually indicates some significant tinkering by the studios. And that's rarely a good thing.
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Ouch! 'Serena' Is Big Misfire For Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 October 2014
Despite having A-list talent at her disposal, Susanne Bier doesn't appear to have delivered with 'Serena'.
It took about 400 years to make, but finally, Serena is here. Well, in the UK anyway. It was always going to get killed at the box-office by The Book of Life, but it seems this drama from Oscar-winning Susanne Bier can't even call upon strong reviews to call itself a success.
Jennifer Lawrence [L] as Serena, and Bradley Cooper [R] as George Pemberton
Set in Depression-era North Carolina, Serena tells the story of George Pemberton (Bradley Cooper), a businessman who struggles to maintain the future of his timber empire. However, things become more complicated when he learns that his wife Serena (Jennifer Lawrence) cannot bear children.
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Serena - Featurette
"When I first read the script," begins director Susanne Bier, "I called Nick Wechsler (one of the film's producers) and I said 'I think this should be Bradley Cooper and Jenifer Lawrence'". In this featurette for 'Serena', the two lead actors discuss their mutual respect for one-another, and their excitement to work together on the film. Bradley Cooper states "I've sort of hit the jack-pot, being able to work with Jennifer Lawrence." In response, Lawrence explains why their previous work together has helped, as they found it "easy to just kind of jump into it." 'Serena' serves as the third time Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence have worked together on a film.
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Serena Trailer
As the Great Depression begins to sweep across America, George Pemberton (Bradley Cooper) and Serena Shaw (Jennifer Lawrence) meet and fall in love. The whirl-wind romance soon sees the couple married, and entering into a lifelong partnership with the start of a timber empire. As Serena steadily proves herself to be more capable than any man in the company, she strongly boosts the productivity and the spirits of her husband. But soon, the house of cards crumbles to show the truth of George's hidden past, and expose the secrets he never expected Serena to find out. The Pembertons are thrown against their toughest obstacle yet - can their love truly conquer all, or is it destined to fall apart?
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Love Is All You Need Trailer
When Ida, a Danish hairdresser who is recuperating after a series of chemotherapy treatments walks in on her husband cheating on her with a very young colleague from the accounts department at work, she finds her life in tatters. She resolves to travel alone to Italy where her daughter Astrid is set to wed her fiancé Patrick but on the way she meets the angry and aloof Philip who is also living in Denmark and who has become more and more annoyed at the world since his wife passed away. He turns out to be the father of the groom and they are forced to spend time together despite meeting on bad terms. Philip is humbled when he returns to the Italian villa in which he used to live with his wife but other conflicts are cropping up elsewhere even between the bride and groom. However, it isn't long before Philip and Ida start enjoying each other's company and they start to contemplate moving on with their lives.
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Susanne Bier Movies
Serena Trailer
"When I first read the script," begins director Susanne Bier, "I called Nick Wechsler (one...
Serena Trailer
As the Great Depression begins to sweep across America, George Pemberton (Bradley Cooper) and Serena...
Love Is All You Need Trailer
When Ida, a Danish hairdresser who is recuperating after a series of chemotherapy treatments walks...
