Review of Breaking the Waves (1996) by Mb H — 20 Oct 2009
An uncomfortable emotional investment pays off thoughtfully and pleasantly many times over by the end, if you are able to stick with Von Triers?s wrenching, depressing story. This is one of Roger Ebert?s and Martin Scorcese?s 10 best films of the 1990s, and for good reason.
An outstanding film, but one that I would only re-watch on occasions when a friend and fellow cinema-freak who has not yet seen it decides to indulge my recommendation, Breaking the Waves features a nearly peerless cathartic moment--one of those rare moments that is paradoxically striking for both its visual splendor and its simplicity--as its conclusion.
This review of Breaking the Waves (1996) was written by Mb H on 20 Oct 2009.
Breaking the Waves has generally received very positive reviews.
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