Breaking the Waves Page #6

Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Lars von Trier
Production: Artisan Entertainment
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 42 wins & 27 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Metacritic:
76
Rotten Tomatoes:
84%
R
Year:
1996
159 min
2,083 Views


I'm sorry.

You got to cheer him up.

Is he asleep now?

Well, he should be...

the amount I've given him.

Would it be all right...

...If I went and had

a look at him?

I love you, Jan.

I love you, too, Bess.

You are the love of my life.

Bess.

Where have you been?

I've been to the church.

What, at 2:
00 in the morning?

I don't want you

getting ill again...

like you did

when Sam died.

I said I've been

to the church.

It has nothing to do

with the church.

Did you hear what I said?

Did you?

I don't want you

to get ill again

Like you did when Sam died.

I've had a word with

Dr. Richardson, all right?

And he says

he could see you tomorrow.

Oh, can he?

Bess, would you like

to come in?

Dodo said I had to come.

She has this idea

about me treating you.

My predecessor admitted you

a few years ago.

Well, why did he do that?

I don't know.

No, nor do I.

You were upset because

your brother had died...

...and now you're upset

because your husband's ill.

Nothing unusual about that.

Am I not going to

have some pills?

I'm probably not like

your old doctor.

I don't think that people

should be given pills...

...just because they do

what's only natural.

Maybe showing what you feel

isn't the done thing...

...from where you come from,...

...but it's certainly no disease.

What...happened on the rig...

...was my fault.

How come?

I prayed to God

to send him home.

Well...

Well...

What powers you possess.

Do you really...

Do you really believe

that you possess such powers?

I know you people believe

a lot about yourselves.

Bess...

Perhaps you should do

a bit of grieving

for yourself

instead of him.

I think you should

come and see me...

...now and again

if you feel like it.

I'm sorry.

Oh. Ha ha!

Come on.

Well, things will pick up

once he gets home again.

Well, she's my woman of gold

Yes, she's not very old,

uh-huh, huh

Well, she's my woman

of gold

Yes, she's not very old,

uh-huh, huh

I don't mean

to be bold, uh

But, uh, may I hold

your hand?

Well, she ain't

no witch

and I love the way she twitch

, uh-huh, huh

Well, she ain't

no witch

and I love the way she twitch

, uh-huh, huh...

Happy birthday to you

Squashed tomatoes

and stew

You look like a monkey

and I thought it was you

Look at that.

Special.

Shall I open your present?

Yes.

Your presents.

Can you see all right?

What is it?

Wait and see.

Ha ha ha!

I don't believe it.

Where did you get that?

I got it in a shop.

That is the stupidest thing

I've ever seen.

Oh, look, it's not

doing anything now.

Ahem. All right, go on. Well, go on.

That is just terrible.

That is daft, that is

completely daft.

Happy birthday, Jan.

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Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier (born Lars Trier; 30 April 1956) is a Danish film director and screenwriter with a prolific and controversial career spanning almost four decades. His work is known for its genre and technical innovation; confrontational examination of existential, social, and political issues; and his treatment of subjects such as mercy, sacrifice, and mental health.Among his more than 100 awards and 200 nominations at film festivals worldwide, von Trier has received: the Palme d'Or (for Dancer in the Dark), the Grand Prix (for Breaking the Waves), the Prix du Jury (for Europa), and the Technical Grand Prize (for The Element of Crime and Europa) at the Cannes Film Festival. In March 2017, he began filming The House That Jack Built, an English-language serial killer thriller.Von Trier is the founder and shareholder of the international film production company Zentropa Films, which has sold more than 350 million tickets and garnered seven Academy Award nominations over the past 25 years. more…

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