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Breaking the Waves

The life of a young courageous and handsome oilman, who falls in love with a beautiful woman and marries her, has been turned upside down, when he faces a fatal accident that leads him to be paralyzed, so he asks his wife, who is so religious, to have sex with other men, as a kind of help to get recovered.
Duration: 159 min
Quality: HD
Release: 1996
IMDb: 7.8
Keywords:  #Breaking the Waves #Emily Watson #Katrin Cartlidge #Lars von Trier #Stellan Skarsgård
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San Francisco Chronicle
January 01, 2000
Watson's Bess is an unforgettable character -- simple, profound, heartbreaking, tragic and yet triumphant.
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Looking Closer
December 06, 2004
The actors are superb. [But] it is the easiest thing in the world to do ... move people by destroying something beautiful.
City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
September 01, 2009
Von Trier may put his characters and the viewer through the ringer, yet his empathy toward both is unmistakable.
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Time Out
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 ...
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TheMovieReport.com
September 15, 2005
The synopsis doesn't begin to do justice to the psychological and emotional complexities of the tale.
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The Dissolve
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.
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
September 06, 2007
A powerful tear-jerker romantic drama that intriguingly also brings religion into the mix.
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Common Sense Media
April 18, 2017
Gloomy '90s drama has cursing, nudity, mature themes.
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Movie Metropolis
August 03, 2014
Both a ferocious love story and a tale of the triumph of vital individual faith over ossified and corrupt organized religion.
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ColeSmithey.com
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.
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Variety
March 26, 2009
The performance from newcomer Emily Watson is the centerpiece of this spiritual journey.
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