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- 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.
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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.
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 Jan. 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 ...
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.
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.
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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Aug 3, 2023 · Naked miracles: Lars von Trier on Breaking the Waves. In our October 1996 issue, the Danish director discussed his Scotland-set tale of a marriage beset by tragedy. Updated: 25 March 2024. Breaking the Waves (1996) By Stig Björkman. From the Sight and Sound archive.
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,...
