Breaking the Waves

Starring:Emily Watson, Stellan SkarsgÃ¥rd, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr, Adrian Rawlins, Jonathan Hackett, Sandra Voe, Udo Kier, Mikkel Gaup, Roef Ragas, Phil McCall, Robert Robertson, Desmond Reilly, Sarah Gudgeon, Finlay Welsh, David Gallacher, Ray Jeffries, Owen Kavanagh, Bob Docherty, David Bateson
Director: Lars von Trier
Studio: Artisan Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

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Set in an unmercifully rugged, coastal village in Scotland in the 1970s, this extraordinary film by Lars von Trier stars British actress Emily Watson as a barely contained naive named Bess, who holds regular conversations with God and whose pure and intensely personal faith is hardly tolerated by the gruesome Calvinist elders of her church. Bess marries an oil-rig worker (Stellan Skarsgard) and comes to believe that erotic discovery is a part of God's grand plan. But after her spouse is hurt in an accident, she decides that divine instruction is leading her toward the life of a prostitute--with disastrous but somehow beautiful results. Von Trier (The Kingdom) has made a wonderful, entirely unexpected, and rigorous work of discovery in this film, with a formal visual design that recalls classic films by Carl Theodor Dreyer and Robert Bresson. Watson is a phenomenon, her wide-eyed wonder at the world as God's handiwork a breathtaking portrayal of conviction. --Tom Keogh

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When Bess, a naive young woman, marries Jan, a handsome oil-rig worker, she experiences passion and physical pleasure that she never imagined. Their bliss is cut short when an accident on the rig leaves Jan paralyzed. Believing he will never make love to Bess again, he tells her to take other lovers, convincing her that this will help his recovery. Bess is sent spiraling into a world of dark emotions she cannot understand

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Breaking the Waves [Region 2]
Starring: Emily Watson , Stellan Skarsgård , Katrin Cartlidge , Jean-Marc Barr , and Adrian Rawlins
Director: Lars von Trier
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B00009KOW5

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Breaking the Waves
Starring: Jean-Marc Barr , Mikal Gaup , Udo Kier , Phil McCall , and Anthony O'Donnell
Director: Lars von Trier
Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
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Release Date: 2005-09-20

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Breaking the Waves

Manufacturer: Msi Music Corp
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Breaking the Waves (uncut)

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Longer, UNCUT, officially licensed release from South Korea. Editorial Reviews - Amazon.com - Set in an unmercifully rugged, coastal village in Scotland in the 1970s, this extraordinary film by Lars von Trier stars British actress Emily Watson as a barely contained naive named Bess, who holds regular conversations with God and whose pure and intensely personal faith is hardly tolerated by the gruesome Calvinist elders of her church. Bess marries an oil-rig worker (Stellan Skarsgard) and comes to believe that erotic discovery is a part of God's grand plan. But after her spouse is hurt in an accident, she decides that divine instruction is leading her toward the life of a prostitute--with disastrous but somehow beautiful results. Von Trier (The Kingdom) has made a wonderful, entirely unexpected, and rigorous work of discovery in this film, with a formal visual design that recalls classic films by Carl Theodor Dreyer and Robert Bresson. Watson is a phenomenon, her wide-eyed wonder at the world as God's handiwork a breathtaking portrayal of conviction. [Tom Keogh --This text refers to the VHS Tape edition.] DESCRIPTION: When Bess, a naive young woman, marries Jan, a handsome oil-rig worker, she experiences passion and physical pleasure that she never imagined. Their bliss is cut short when an accident on the rig leaves Jan paralyzed. Believing he will never make love to Bess again, he tells her to take other lovers, convincing her that this will help his recovery. Bess is sent spiraling into a world of dark emotions she cannot understand. DVD FEATURES: Trailer, Production Notes, Scene Access, Interactive Menus. Digitally mastered in ENGLISH with optional English or Korean subtitles, DTS Surround sound, 16:9 Widescreen.

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Breaking the Waves [Region 2]
Starring: Emily Watson , Stellan Skarsgård , Katrin Cartlidge , Jean-Marc Barr , and Adrian Rawlins
Director: Lars von Trier
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Breaking the Waves [Region 2]
Starring: Emily Watson , Stellan Skarsgård , Katrin Cartlidge , Jean-Marc Barr , and Adrian Rawlins
Director: Lars von Trier
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