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Breaking the Waves

Movie
1996
2h 39m
R
Danish
Drama, Romance
User Score: 
7.9
Critic Score: 
83
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In a small and conservative Scottish village, a woman's paralytic husband convinces her to have extramarital intercourse so she can tell him about it and give him a reason for living.
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Breaking the Waves

R
Movie
1996
2h 39m
Danish
Drama, Romance
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In a small and conservative Scottish village, a woman's paralytic husband convinces her to have extramarital intercourse so she can tell him about it and give him a reason for living.
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7.9
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CRITIC SCORE
83

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Cast

Full Cast & Crew
Emily Watson
Bess McNeill
Stellan Skarsgrd
Katrin Cartlidge
Dodo McNeill
JeanMarc Barr
Adrian Rawlins
Dr. Richardson
Jonathan Hackett
Sandra Voe
Udo Kier
Sadistic Sailor
Mikkel Gaup
Roef Ragas
Robert Robertson
Phil McCall
Grandfather
Desmond Reilly
Sarah Gudgeon
Finlay Welsh
David Gallacher
Glasgow Doctor
Ray Jeffries
Man on Bus
Owen Kavanagh
Man at Lighthouse
Bob Docherty
Man on Boat
David Bateson
Young Sailor
Callum Cuthbertson
Radio Operator
Gavin Mitchell
Police Officer 1
Iain Agnew
Praying Man 1
Charles Kearney
Praying Man 2
Dorte Rmer
Directed By: Lars von Trier
Written By: Lars von Trier

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PipiAndrade says...
4 years ago
I really liked all the kitsch melodramatic style here, mainly the score during the chapters titles. Well, just the use of the titles and another colors in it is very interesting. The epilogue was much cliché.
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Nancy L Draper says...
7 years ago
This may be a good movie, the talent was definitely there, but it was too slow, and I gave up after an hour. I could see what was coming and it was too torturous. I give it a reluctant 5 (meh) out of 10.
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CorsOfLuke says...
one year ago
aw man, the clipping black values, the scenery, the whole deal with it being a Dogma 95 film contributes to it’s uneasiness, to how haunting, disturbing and bleak it is. It feels and is raw, and Emily Watson as Bess is amazing. Also I love me some beautiful title-screens paired with great music ;)
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Spiritualized Kaos says...
2 months ago
Overrated drama with a bell-ringing ending.
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CinemaSerf
12 months ago
Though I really didn't rate the story so much here, I thought the performance from Emily Watson as "Bess" is formidable. She lives on a remote Scottish island and is to marry oil rig worker "Jan" (Stellan Skarsgård). Somewhat reluctantly, the islanders embrace this and all is happy until she feels More
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