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Breaking the Waves (1996)

Directed by


Starring (View all)
Emily Watson Emily Watson
Bess McNeill
Stellan Skarsgård Stellan Skarsgård
Jan Nyman
Katrin Cartlidge Katrin Cartlidge
Dodo McNeill
Adrian Rawlins Adrian Rawlins
Dr. Richardson
Sandra Voe Sandra Voe
Mother
Udo Kier Udo Kier
Sadistic Sailor


Written by
Peter Asmussen Peter Asmussen
(co-written by)


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12 years, 12 months ago at Dec 18 18:05
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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11 years, 5 months ago at Jul 4 14:32
I already saw this movie but since it was such a long time ago, I was quite eager to check it out again. Well, I'm really glad I gave this movie a second look after all these years. Indeed, as a matter of fact, I’m pretty sure it was the first movie directed by von Trier which I have seen but, to be honest, at the time, even though it had been universally heralded, I have to admit that I didn’... read more
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Description: 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 return, his neck broken in an accident aboard the rig. Because of his condition, Jan and Bess are now unable to enjoy a sexual relationship and Jan urges Bess to take another lover and tell him the details. As Bess becomes more and more deviant in her sexual behaviour, the more she comes to believe th ... (more)
Release date: 13 November 1996
UPC: 707729100454
Tags: Drama (17), 1990s (13), Religion (12), 1996 (10), Romance (9), Oil Rig (8), Disability (7), Denmark (7), Nurse (6), Accident (5), Sacrifice (5), Iceland (4), Love (4), Funeral (4), Sweden (4), British (3), France (3), Scotland (3)
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