With Breaking The Waves, director Lars von Trier fashions an often disturbing tale of the singular power of love. Bess (the Oscar-nominated Emily Watson) is a naïve, borderline simple young woman who lives in a Scottish coastal town ruled by the religious doctrine of its council of elders. Recovering from a mental breakdown .. Read more
| Starring | Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgard, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr |
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| Director | Lars Von Trier |
| Genres | Drama |
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A remarkable and striking film, though in some ways a dislikeable one. It has a raw, emotional power rarely encountered on film, owing to its soulful and guileless central performance and the restlessly casual, close-up camerawork; but its theme, an appar
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Nothing short of a masterpiece.
Whether you see this film as a retelling of the Joan of Arc story or a study of the power of faith you can't get away from it's power. It is both ugly ... read more »
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Overwhelming performance
This won’t do at all. A lead actress who can switch from charm to pathos, from juvenile appeal to mature agony with just her big eyes and without drawing ... read more »
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Dour & Drab
Any film, should promote the interest in the viewer of what happens next. I was so disengaged with this dour film I switched it off after 20 minutes. Theres ... read more »
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Shallow and blinkered!
I was really looking forward to this film and have never been so disappointed before. It was a vehicle for an stereotypical view of life in the Scottish ... read more »
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One of the best films I've ever seen
I got this film because of Stellan Skarsgard. i love the Skarsgard family of actors, Particularly Alexander!
I didn't know what to expect but I ... read more »
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The worst film ever seen.
Regarding 'Breaking the waves' what a dreadful, awful film. The worst film I have ever see. I cannot understand why a brilliant actress like Emily ... read more »
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Deep and passionate
With a minimalist directing style and excellent acting performances, this movie is able to mix up in such powerful way madness, love, sex, goodness, religion, ... read more »
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Stick with it
I feel like I have to type a review to offset the reviews from people who haven't even watched the whole film! You need to stick with it past the ... read more »
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Breaking the Waves - dreadful film
Apart from Stellan Skargard and the seventies soundtrack (Bowie, Elton John etc) , this is a truly terrible film. Storyline is unbelievable and the ... read more »
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Breaking the waves
Didn't like this film at all and fell asleep part way through.
I don't know why I ordered this, maybe i clicked on the wrong one!!
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WHY WHY WHY
THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST FILMS I HAVE EVER SEEN.I WASTED 1HR 30MIN OF WHICH MOST OF THE TIME I WAS TRYING TO STAY AWAKE-(THE FILM IS 2HR 30 MIN OF TEDIUM )I CAN... read more »
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