“Things We Lost in The Fire,” review by Lisa Kennedy
Described by some as a documentarian, Susanne Bier, the Danish director, plays a role more like that of a short-story writer who distills grand themes and amplifies surprising details. Bier and cinematographer Tom Stern use hand-held camera work and abstract framing – the soft edge of a cheek here, an eye there – to ask: What is transcendent intimacy? Why is it so elusive? Read more