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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.
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 Norway, Jan Nyman (Stellan Skarsgard).
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- Lars Von Trier
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Aug 1, 2021 · Published Aug 1, 2021. Lars Von Trier's brutal melodrama examines faith with realistic means. A wide-eyed young woman, battered and bruised, advances on turbulent waves in a small boat. Her...
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Nov 13, 1996 · Breaking the Waves - Metacritic. 1996. R. October Films. 2 h 39 m. Summary Set in a remote coastal village in northern Scotland, this is the extraordinary tale of a young woman's love and devotion to her husband, recently paralyzed in an oil rig accident. Drama.
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- Emily Watson
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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.
Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 4, 2023. Michael Atkinson Spin. There may be no way to prepare for the shock of Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves, a film that accumulates moral...
Aug 22, 2019 · R eligious zealotry meets eroticism in Lars von Trier’s 1996 film Breaking the Waves. Harrowing, beautiful and strange in equal measure, the film tells the story of innocent, otherworldly Bess...