Breaking the Waves offers a remarkable testament to writer-director Lars von Trier's insight and filmmaking skill -- and announces Emily Watson as a startling talent.In a small and religious coastal town, a simple, devoutly religious Scottish woman, Bess McNeill (Emily Watson), finds a partner in an oil rig worker from Norway, Jan Nyman (Stellan Skarsgard). However, the relationship grows strained when Nyman breaks his neck in a horrific work accident on the rig and becomes paralyzed. Unable to perform sexually and suffering mentally from the accident as well, Jan convinces Bess to have sex with other men, which she comes to believe is God's work.
"Von Trier has forged a myth of modern romantic faith that could haunt almost anyone into believing." - Entertainment Weekly
"There are few movies around that take such huge risks: this is high-wire filmmaking, without a net of irony." - News Week
COME EARLY! Doors 5:30pm, pre-show 6pm
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Hollywood Avondale, 20 St. Georges Road Avondale,Auckland, New Zealand
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