Breaking The Waves
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- 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 ......
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- Director(s)
- Lars von Trier
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- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 159 min.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Peter StackAdd Critic to Favorites
One of the most haunting and vital movies of the year.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
Not many movies like this get made, because not many filmmakers are so bold, angry and defiant.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
True art is a journey to somewhere you've never been, and there has never been a movie quite like Breaking the Waves.Read the full review