Lars Andersen

From controversial director Lars von Trier comes the first entry in his Golden Heart trilogy, which was followed by The Idiots and the Palme d’Or winning Dancer in the Dark. Starring Emily Watson in an uncompromising performance, Breaking the Waves remains one of Von Trier’s finest achievements.

Echoing the malevolent soundscape of The Zone of Interest—now up for five Oscars®—this unnerving short from Jonathan Glazer conjures a hellish allegory of social violence. Frozen faces, primitive rage, and an eerie score by Mica Levi reveal a cinematic sibling to Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery.”