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Breaking The Waves is a 1996 psychological romantic melodrama film directed and co-written by Lars von Trier and starring Emily Watson in her feature film acting debut, and with Stellan Skarsgård, a frequent collaborator with von Trier.
Oilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when Jan urges her to have sex with another. Drama set in a repressed, deeply religious community in the north of Scotland, where a naive young woman named Bess McNeil meets and falls in love with Danish oil-rig worker Jan. Bess and Jan are ...
In a small and religious coastal town, a simple, devoutly religious Scottish woman, Bess McNeill (Emily Watson), finds a partner in an oil rig worker from...
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Nov 29, 1996 · “Breaking the Waves” is emotionally and spiritually challenging, hammering at conventional morality with the belief that God not only sees all, but understands a great deal more than we give Him credit for.
Jun 20, 2011 · Drama set in a repressed, deeply religious community in the north of Scotland, where a naive young woman named Bess McNeil meets and falls in love with Danish oil-rig...
May 19, 2022 · Breaking the Waves (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Joe Burt. 12 videos 3,604 views Last updated on May 19, 2022. Lars Von Trier - 1996.
In an Oscar-nominated performance, Emily Watson stuns as Bess, a simple, pious newlywed in a tiny Scottish village who gives herself up to a shocking form of martyrdom after her husband (Stellan Skarsgård) is paralyzed in an oil rig accident.
Breaking the Waves. Directed by Lars von Trier • 1996 • Denmark. Starring Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge. Lars von Trier became an international sensation with this galvanizing realist fable about sex and spiritual transcendence.
Breaking the Waves. Directed by Lars von Trier • 1996 • Denmark. Starring Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge. Lars von Trier became an international sensation with this galvanizing realist fable about sex and spiritual transcendence.
