Breaking the Waves

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Jack F @MovieFan111 Feb 9 If you watched Nymphomaniac, the content in this one is nothing. I'm glad I was able to snag this one, especially because it's one of Von Trier's best. I don't really understand that high audience score. I thought it was alright. See more Jaro K @RT90311211 Sep 18 While many may have divided, yet strong opinions on old Lars Van and his seemingly unrelenting nihilism and cruel welteschmertz this is a time to drop the profiling and immerse yourself in a waterfall of pure emotions. It is perverse,it might be savage but by all that's instinctive,Waves smashes through the thin walls of jaded skepticism. Voltairein in it's detached study of social cruelty it stands up for purity of sacrifice in the name of love. Never will I hear bell toll so agonizingly beautiful than in in the last 10 minutes of this most cathartic of films. See more Reuben M @RT57430556 06/25/2025 I am NOT a Von Trier fan, but BREAKING THE WAVES is a beautiful exception to that. Emily Watson is breath-taking in her role and Skarsgard makes a lovely enigma for her to play off. It's a little bit long, but it takes us on a journey that shakes our very idea of what "true love" can be, what "being religious" can be and even what being "crazy" can be. Whether you are left outraged or uplifted (I fall in the uplifted camp), BREAKING THE WAVES is a tiny miracle of a movie. It shouldn't work so well, but it does. For an adult viewer who loves challenging movies, this should be on your list, for sure! See more acsdoug D @acsdoug 03/01/2025 It's not a bad movie, I can see its appeal for some lovers of drama, it's just not for me. See more Leaburn O @RT35452347 11/09/2024 Von Trier can be masterful at his best and this is another example of some stunning filmmaking. A bleak, profound, spiritual, hugely affecting and unorthodox love story. I was so close to giving it five stars and then it was ruined by a plain awful final scene that really disappointed me. What came before however, cannot be erased. Watched on DVD. See more Mason M @RT73597940 09/07/2024 One of the things that Lars Von Trier is best at is extreme emotion, and Breaking The Waves is a prime example of that. This film is shot with bleak colors and shakey handheld camerawork, but Von Trier is still able to make it beautiful through the emotion, Emily Watson's amazing performance, and amazing title cards that feel like a moving painting. Though a very difficult watch, due to the graphic nudity, almost 3 hour runtime, and heavy emotional weight, the beautiful final shot makes every minute of the film a minute well spent. See more Read all reviews

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