ASA 🎥📽🎬 Breaking the Waves (1996) a film directed by Lars von Trier with Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgard, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr, Udo Kier

Breaking the Waves (1996) Synopsis / Plot 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. Awards 1996: Nominated for Oscar: Best Actress (Emily Watson) 1996: 2 Nominations for Golden Globe: Best Movie Drama, Actress Drama (Watson) 1996: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actress (Watson), Director & Cinemat. 4 Nom. 1996: Nominated for BAFTA Awards: Best Actress (Emily Watson) 1996: Cannes Film Festival: Jury Prize (Lars Von Trier). 2 Nominations 1996: Cesar Awards (France): Best Foreign Language Picture 1996: Goya Awards (Spain): Nominated to Best European Movie 1996: Satellite Awards: Best Motion Picture Foreign Language Film. 4 Nominations 1996: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film 1996: Guldbagge Awards (Sweden): Best Foreign Film 1996: 3 European Film Awards: Best Film, Actress (Watson) & FIPRESCI Award 1996: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: New Generation Award 1996: Chicago Film Critics Awards: 3 Nominations, including Best Director 1996: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: 3 Nominations, including Best Director