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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.
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...
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A drama about a Scottish woman who marries a Danish oil rig worker and faces a crisis when he becomes paralyzed in an accident. She struggles with her faith, her love and her sexuality in a repressed community.
A 1999 drama film by Lars von Trier about a Scottish woman who has sex with other men to please her paralyzed husband. Read critics' reviews, watch the trailer, and find out where to stream or rent the movie.
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Nov 29, 1996 · A film by Lars von Trier about a woman who sacrifices herself to save her paralyzed husband. Roger Ebert praises the film's raw power, emotional challenge and spiritual daring, and criticizes the church elders who condemn her.
A 1996 drama about a Scottish woman who sacrifices herself for her paralyzed husband. The film explores the themes of sex, faith, and martyrdom in a realistic and provocative style.
Starring Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge. Lars von Trier became an international sensation with this galvanizing realist fable about sex and spiritual transcendence.
