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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.
Plot. Breaking the Waves. Jump to. Summaries. 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.
Breaking the Waves offers a remarkable testament to writer-director Lars von Trier's insight and filmmaking skill -- and announces Emily Watson as a startling talent. Read Critics Reviews
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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 worker...
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.
Breaking the Waves. Bess, a simple, pious newlywed in a tiny Scottish village, gives herself up to a shocking form of martyrdom after her husband is paralyzed in an oil rig accident. IMDb 7.8 2 h 39 min 1996. X-Ray R.
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.
In a small coastal town in Scotland, Bess, a religious young woman, falls in love with a charming oil rig worker. Shortly after they marry, an unfortunate work accident cripples him for life, which shatters Bess’s world completely—especially when he encourages her to take on other lovers.
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.
Nov 13, 1996 · A heart-breaking drama that contrasts goodness and wickedness in the contrast between two human beings: a selfish man and a good-heart woman in love with her husband willing to do anything for him, even to die.
