Breaking the Waves (1996)
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Reviews Counted: 39 Fresh: 33 Rotten:6 Average Rating: 8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 36 mins
Synopsis: Danish director Lars von Trier's BREAKING THE WAVES is a sweeping romantic fable that is photographed like a low-budget documentary, resulting in a strikingly original motion picture from one of contemporary cinema's most distinct visionaries. Bess (Emily Watson) is a shy young woman... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgaard, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr, Udo Kier
Director: Lars von Trier
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A powerful tear-jerker romantic drama that intriguingly also brings religion into the mix.
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09/06/07
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06/24/06
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The synopsis doesn't begin to do justice to the psychological and emotional complexities of the tale.
09/15/05
The actors are superb. [But] it is the easiest thing in the world to do ... move people by destroying something beautiful.
12/06/04
Will introduce the experimental director to a wider American audience.
07/01/04
Watson's mesmerising performance propels this sad but weirdly uplifting look at sex, spirituality and guilt.
10/27/03
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