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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 29 Mar 2007

A substantive film about an idealistic Danish aid worker who is forced to stretch his own capacities for love and compassion, directing them…

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By Ron Wilkinson (582) for Monsters and Critics (513) on 29 Mar 2007

Dark secrets eat away from within, but after 120 minutes of self-loathing this soapy tale fails to engage with either genuine mystery or genuine…

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 28 Mar 2007

What feels at first like a quiet, straightforward picture builds into one of the richest and most satisfying of the year so far, in any genre…

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By Marcy Dermansky (134) for About.com (1,470) on 27 Mar 2007

Secrets are revealed. Tears are shed. One revelation leads to the next, but never once does the story seem gratuitous…

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By Rob Nelson (320) for City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul (157) on 26 Mar 2007

What happens after the wedding comprises a full three-quarters of Bier's epic, whose near-Biblical twists and turns--I wouldn't think of giving…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 10 Mar 2007

As with many of Bier's films, a certain suspension of disbelief is necessary: but she has a distinctive and engaging storytelling style…

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By Erica Abeel (109) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 09 Mar 2007

The film generates such visceral heat, the whole notion of genre becomes irrelevant…

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By Jamie Russell (254) for Film4 (1,522) on 08 Mar 2007

A poignant and intimate drama about revelations that have life-changing impact, Bier's film proves that the rude health of Danish cinema continues…

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By Wally Hammond (134) for Time Out (7,510) on 08 Mar 2007

At heart, Bier is an actor's director, and it's the uniformly fine performances she engenders from her cast that make 'After the Wedding' as…

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By Matthew Turner (2,508) for ViewLondon (2,339) on 08 Mar 2007

A superb performance by Mads Mikkelsen and an engaging, sharply written script…

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By Stella Papamichael (611) for BBC.com (1,500) on 06 Mar 2007

This mightn't be as fun as a Big Fat Greek Wedding, but there's at least as many broken plates afterwards…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 04 Mar 2007

This Oscar-nominated melodrama again shows Bier's ability to turn simple character drama into gripping, almost operatic filmmaking, but unlike…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 26 Feb 2007

What could have been a soap soars thanks to a sharp script and magnetic performances…

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By Ed Gonzalez (1,102) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 05 Feb 2007

The wunderkind Jensen's scripts are all schematic and prone to stock characters, but they are soap operas after all, and After the Wedding…

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By Pam Grady (384) for Reel.com (1,232) on 07 Dec 2006

As in any good melodrama, After the Wedding indulges in its share of tears, but it's also surprisingly hopeful…

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By Jon Popick (633) for Planet Sick-Boy (616) on 15 Sep 2006

Incredibly heart-wrenching, and full of some very, very strong performances…

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