Saturday, April 29, 2023

Breaking the Waves (Lars von Trier, 1996)

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 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 behavior, the more she comes to believe that her actions are guided by God and are helping Jan recover.


Director Lars von Trier

Stars: Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge


Was #6 on Martin Scorsese's list of the Best Films of 1990s.

Was #7 on Roger Ebert's list of the Best Films of 1990s.

Theatrical film debut of Emily Watson. She received an Oscar nomination for her role in this film.


Subs: English & Portuguese

YouTube video link:  https://youtu.be/CODuGPQ_qoo

Movie blocked (copyright) in Andorra, Belgium, France, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Italy, Luxembourg, Martinique, Mayotte, Monaco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Réunion, San Marino, St. Barthélemy, St. Martin, St. Pierre & Miquelon, Vatican City, Wallis & Futuna

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