One part Brechtian experiment, and one part send up of America, Lars von Trier imported English language stars (including Nicole Kidman) and staged a 1930s gangsters’ tale in a studio stripped of all realism but blistered with turmoil. You’ve never seen anything like this!
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.
Dr. Krogshøj’s life is hanging by a thread. Moesgaard manages to avert conflicts in the ward, but the Kingdom is still in danger of falling apart. After coming face to face with Satan incarnate, Mrs. Drusse must depend on Bulder’s knowledge about the deepest and darkest corners of the Kingdom.
