Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves

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Drama set in a repressed, deeply religious community in the north of Scotland, where a naive young woman named Bess McNeil meets and falls in love with Danish oil-rig worker Jan. Bess and Jan are deeply in love but, when Jan returns to his rig, Bess prays to God that he returns for good. Jan does return, his neck broken in an accident aboard the rig. Because of his condition, Jan and Bess are now unable to enjoy a sexual relationship and Jan urges Bess to take another lover a... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Breaking the Waves:

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

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Drama set in a repressed, deeply religious community in the north of Scotland, where a naive young woman named Bess McNeil meets and falls in love with Danish oil-rig worker Jan. Bess and Jan are deeply in love but, when Jan returns to his rig, Bess prays to God that he returns for good. Jan does return, his neck broken in an accident aboard the rig. Because of his condition, Jan and Bess are now unable to enjoy a sexual relationship and Jan urges Bess to take another lover and tell him the details. As Bess becomes more and more deviant in her sexual behavior, the more she comes to believe that her actions are guided by God and are helping Jan recover.

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Urban Cinefile - 10/10 by Urban Cinefile CriticsThe acting is flawless, but it is Emily Watson who delivers the film's emotional powder keg. The cinematography is outstanding and the setting mesmerising - all powered by a spare but powerful script. It is a true marvel of a movie.
San Francisco Chronicle - 10/10 by Peter StackOne of the most haunting and vital movies of the year.
SPLICEDWire - 10/10 by Rob BlackwelderQuite simply the most emotionally devastating film I have ever seen....There is no better example of why film is such a powerful medium.
Empire Magazine - 10/10 by Angie ErrigoAs frustrating as it is rewarding, this makes compulsive viewing nonetheless.
Nitrate Online - 10/10 by Dan LybargerWatson's mesmerising performance propels this sad but weirdly uplifting look at sex, spirituality and guilt.
MovieMartyr.com - 10/10 by Jeremy HeilmanIf you haven't seen this film yet, stop reading and seek it out.
Looking Closer - 10/10 by Jeffrey OverstreetThe actors are superb. [But] it is the easiest thing in the world to do ... move people by destroying something beautiful.
Movie Metropolis - 10/10 by Christopher LongBoth a ferocious love story and a tale of the triumph of vital individual faith over ossified and corrupt organized religion.
Mr. Showbiz - 10/10 by F. X. FeeneyPhilosophically complex, spiritual but anti-religious, harrowing yet hopeful.
Spirituality and Practice - 10/10 by Frederic and Mary Ann BrussatGlorious paean to the mighty power of love.

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