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Breaking the Waves

Movie · 1996 · 152 min

A raw, emotionally devastating slow burn that immerses you in a fragile, devout mind and leaves you shaken.

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1996 film by Lars von Trier
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Year
1996
Runtime
152 min
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • love
  • grief
  • isolation
  • morality
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • hospital
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight10

Details

Genres
drama, romance, art
Directed by
Lars von Trier
Written by
Lars von Trier, Peter Asmussen
Starring
Stellan Skarsgård, Emily Watson, Udo Kier, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr, Adrian Rawlins, David Bateson, Roef Ragas
Cinematography
Robby Müller
Runtime
152 min
Country
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, France, Iceland
Languages
English

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