Breaking The Waves

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Theatrical Release Date:

11/22/1996

DVD Release Date:

07/25/2000

Run Time:

159min.

Starring:

Emily Watson , Stellan Skarsgård , Katrin Cartlidge , Jean-Marc Barr , Adrian Rawlins

Director(s):

Lars von Trier

Distributor(s):

No Studio

MPAA Rating:

R for strong graphic sexuality, nudity, language and some violence.

Genre(s):

Drama,Foreign

Plot: 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 ... Read More

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