Breaking the Waves
Suffering from paralysis, Jan, a young courageous handsome oilman, who falls in love with a beautiful and religious woman, whom he married and lives happily, but he cannot please her, as he after facing a horrible accident that leaves him paralyzed, so he asks her to have sex with other men.
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25 May 1965, Harderwijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
26 November 1925, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
3 July 1930, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, UK
14 October 1944, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
8 November 1968, Copenhagen, Denmark
27 September 1960, Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
June 17, 1970 in Denmark
6 October 1936, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
27 March 1958, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
13 June 1951, Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
27 February 1968, Alta, Norway
13 January 1966, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
15 May 1961, Westminster, London, England, UK
9 February 1960
September 15, 2005
The synopsis doesn't begin to do justice to the psychological and emotional complexities of the tale.
December 06, 2004
The actors are superb. [But] it is the easiest thing in the world to do ... move people by destroying something beautiful.
August 30, 2009
Here is a film that makes you feel like you've read the novel, seen the movie, and lived the life of a protagonist more empathetic than any other. You just might need a stiff drink afterward.
April 18, 2017
Gloomy '90s drama has cursing, nudity, mature themes.
September 01, 2009
Von Trier may put his characters and the viewer through the ringer, yet his empathy toward both is unmistakable.
August 03, 2014
Both a ferocious love story and a tale of the triumph of vital individual faith over ossified and corrupt organized religion.
June 24, 2006
It's a remarkable achievement for all concerned, with Katrin Cartlidge, as Bess's widowed sister-in-law, sharing the acting laurels with the radiant Emily Watson, and writer/director Lars von Trier building the emotional and dramatic intensity ...
September 06, 2007
A powerful tear-jerker romantic drama that intriguingly also brings religion into the mix.
January 01, 2000
Watson's Bess is an unforgettable character -- simple, profound, heartbreaking, tragic and yet triumphant.
April 15, 2014
It's a testament to Emily Watson's astounding performance as Bess that she comes across as more than a von Trier construct; she's a woman of boundless passion, who follows her faith wherever it takes her.
March 26, 2009
The performance from newcomer Emily Watson is the centerpiece of this spiritual journey.
