Breaking the Waves (1996)
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4 votes Trier has a unique ability: he manages through his personal life and at times provocative statements to become incredibly unpopular, but also with every creation succeeds not simply shuts every mouth, but it seems humanitarian and philanthropist. How is this done? E is a true artist who knows how to create and divisive, but above all a concern, 'the audience and leave no incumbent standing.... read more Review1 year, 5 months ago at Dec 18 12:05
4 votes Breaking the Waves is a 1996 film directed by Lars von Trier and starring Emily Watson. Set in the Scottish Highlands in the early 1970s, it tells the story of an unusual young woman, Bess McNeill, and of the love she has for Jan, her husband. The film is an international co-production led by Lars von Trier's Danish company Zentropa. Breaking the Waves tells the story of Bess McNeill... read more |
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Drama set in a repressed, deeply religious community in the north of Scotland, where a naive young woman named Bess McNeil (Emily Watson) meets and falls in love with Danish oil-rig worker Jan (Stellan Skarsgaard). Bess and Jan are deeply in love but, when Jan returns to his rig, Bess prays to God that he returns for good. Jan does re
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Release date : 13 November 1996
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