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Jul 9, 2024 · Breaking the Waves draws you into a dangerous game, shocking and intimidating with the story of Saint Bess McNeill, played by the debuting Emily Watson, and… it is the most brilliant, most perfect acting role I have ever seen. You can either hate or love von Trier’s film.
Aug 1, 2021 · How 'Breaking the Waves' Evokes the Spiritual Through the Natural. By Cameron Olsen. Published Aug 1, 2021. Link copied to clipboard. A wide-eyed young woman, battered and bruised, advances...
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Breaking The Waves is a 1996 psychological romantic [7] melodrama [8] 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.
What it's about. After finally given permission by her village’s Calvinist church, devout Scottish woman Bess McNeill marries Norwegian oil woker Jan Nyman, ready to start their lives together. However, after Jan gets paralyzed in an accident, he urges Bess to seek sexual pleasure elsewhere.
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“Breaking the Waves” is one of the most powerful films I’ve ever seen. It’s incredibly heavy, oppressive in its atmosphere and message. Many authors have explored the theme of the individual...
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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.
