list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Breaking the Waves on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Breaking_the_Waves/93577/default.aspx Title: Breaking the Waves
Year: 1996
Director: Lars von Trier
Plot: With Breaking The Waves, director Lars von Trier fashions an often disturbing tale of the singular power of love. Bess (the Oscar-nominated Emily Watson) is a naïve, borderline simple young woman who lives in a Scottish coastal town ruled by the religious doctrine of its council of elders. Recovering from a mental breakdown caused by the death of her brother, Bess marries a rough yet compassionate and attentive oil rig worker named Jan (Stellan Skarsgård). For a brief time, the couple enjoys peaceful wedded bliss, with the worldly Jan introducing Bess to the mysteries of sex. Jan must soon return to his job on the rig, however, where he is paralyzed from the neck down in a freak accident. Bess' emotional trauma over Jan's injury turns into obsession as she prays to God for his recovery and offers to do anything to have her husband back whole. Jan, constantly medicated and profoundly depressed, asks Bess to have sex with other men and tell him about it, thinking this will allow her to return to a normal life. Bess, on the other hand, sees it as an expression of her devotion to Jan that even God won't be able to ignore. Bess' resultant downward spiral leads to a finale of both tragedy and spirituality. Breaking the Waves is widely regarded as one of the most distinctive European movies of the 1990s, marking von Trier's movement toward his influential Dogma 95 school of filmmaking, which emphasizes realistic situations of contemporary life, filmed without background music and with a hand-held, restlessly moving camera. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide
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]]>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:02:29 GMTBreaking the Waves1996Lars von TrierWith Breaking The Waves, director <a href="/players/P___118403/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Lars von Trier</a> fashions an often disturbing tale of the singular power of love. Bess (the Oscar-nominated <a href="/players/P___221329/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Emily Watson</a>) is a naïve, borderline simple young woman who lives in a Scottish coastal town ruled by the religious doctrine of its council of elders. Recovering from a mental breakdown caused by the death of her brother, Bess marries a rough yet compassionate and attentive oil rig worker named Jan (<a href="/players/P____66068/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Stellan Skarsgård</a>). For a brief time, the couple enjoys peaceful wedded bliss, with the worldly Jan introducing Bess to the mysteries of sex. Jan must soon return to his job on the rig, however, where he is paralyzed from the neck down in a freak accident. Bess' emotional trauma over Jan's injury turns into obsession as she prays to God for his recovery and offers to do anything to have her husband back whole. Jan, constantly medicated and profoundly depressed, asks Bess to have sex with other men and tell him about it, thinking this will allow her to return to a normal life. Bess, on the other hand, sees it as an expression of her devotion to Jan that even God won't be able to ignore. Bess' resultant downward spiral leads to a finale of both tragedy and spirituality. Breaking the Waves is widely regarded as one of the most distinctive European movies of the 1990s, marking von Trier's movement toward his influential <i>Dogma 95</i> school of filmmaking, which emphasizes realistic situations of contemporary life, filmed without background music and with a hand-held, restlessly moving camera. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide11Tag Target (>10)21153http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t67520yog2y.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Breaking_the_Waves/93577/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/6/5/30563.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 6/5/2008 3:01:05 PM
Body: Now that we know, courtesy of Stu at Defamer, that Werner Herzog’s remake of Abel Ferrara’s Bad Lieutenant is not so much a remake as it is like a new entry into a franchise, a la the James Bond movies, we at SpoutBlog wonder what other ’90s indie favorites could be continued with similar yet “completely different” installments. I remember back in the day thinking that Clerks should be a franchise, each film focusing on a different crappy job experience, but now that Clerks II has come and gone, that idea will likely never be realized. Of course, the concept of sequels unrelated to the original aren’t new — just look at any sequel title substituting the number 2 (or II) with the word Too. But nevertheless, here’s a few suggestions for other crazy foreign auteurs to take into consideration: Kids - Looking back, Larry Clark’s then-shocking debut is pretty tame. Nowadays you see teens doing worse things on commercial television. So, how about someone makes another Kids movie every decade or so to expose us to the latest generation of teenagers and how appallingly different they are from the previous generation. It would be like Apted’s Up documentaries, except it wouldn’t follow the same people. Slacker - This is Karina’s suggestion, off the top of her head, so I’ll give her credit. She likes the idea of Linklater revisiting the concept behind his monumental indie, but having it set in other cities, a la The Real World. Unlike the premise of the next Real World, though, I’d be much more excited about a Slacker Brooklyn. Leaving Las Vegas - While we’re on the idea of transplanting locations, and because Herzog is setting his Bad Lieutenant in New Orleans rather than New York, let’s mention some films whose remakes sequels next installments could feature title changes depending on their location changes. Leaving Boston might not have the same ring to it, though. What about King of New York redone as King of St. Louis? Of course, Abel Ferrara is already turning King of New York into a franchise with Pericle il Nero, a prequel that isn’t quite a prequel (strange that he would have a problem with Herzog’s film, then). Swingers - This one is easy. Take some hot new subculture/dance craze/music scene and exploit it, so none of the original followers like it anymore and all of the new followers can be labeled posers (no, of course I’m not bitter). Swingers wasn’t the first movie to do it; Saturday Night Fever and probably a few ’50s rock ‘n’ roll movies were viewed the same way. I wonder what scene is cool with the alternative kids these days … The Big One - Following the success of Roger and Me, Michael Moore made this documentary in which he attempts to get interviews with other corporate heads. But now his films are mostly political and there’s less attention paid towards companies like General Motors and Nike. Sure, we’ve since seen some worthy substitutes, including The Corporation, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Super Size Me, but I’d like Moore to return to his hunting of the villains of capitalism and give up on his pursuit of 9/11 answers. Breaking the Waves - Surely most movie execs were shocked at how unsexy Von Trier’s film was. After all, the story of a crippled man who sends his wife out to sleep with men for his vicarious benefit sounds like an erotic, softcore, Skinamax kind of thing. So, when do we get Breaking the Waves Too, about another crippled man with a much younger, hotter wife (just FYI, I personally have always had a crush on Emily Watson)? And since it will be have to be direct-to-video will it still need to avoid the nauseating shaky cam that made so many people sick in the theater? Sling Blade - Having recently seen Robert Duvall in the 1972 film Tomorrow, I now know that Billy Bob Thornton’s “Karl Childers” is not that unique a character. For the next installment, I’d like to see Karl (well, a character like Karl) and his southern gothic story set in New York City. It would make about as much sense as Bad Lieutenant being set in NOLA. Being John Malkovich - Who hasn’t wanted a franchise in which each installment goes inside the head of a different cult-figure actor? Even if it would ruin the original just a little big, I’d love Being Jeff Goldblum or Being Christopher Walken. The latter would be enormously popular. Kolya - This Oscar-winning foreign film showed us that heartwarming tales of old, curmudgeonly Sean Connery lookalikes who learn to love the young child they’re forced to take care of are universal. But I’d like to see the same plot in other countries besides Czechoslovakia, just to be sure. Waiting for Guffman - Oh wait, Christopher Guest has been continually remaking this movie, only without association. Never mind. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:01:05 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com6/5/2008 3:01:05 PMNow that we know, courtesy of Stu at Defamer, that Werner Herzog’s remake of Abel Ferrara’s Bad Lieutenant is not so much a remake as it is like a new entry into a franchise, a la the James Bond movies, we at SpoutBlog wonder what other ’90s indie favorites could be continued with similar yet “completely different” installments. I remember back in the day thinking that Clerks should be a franchise, each film focusing on a different crappy job experience, but now that Clerks II has come and gone, that idea will likely never be realized. Of course, the concept of sequels unrelated to the original aren’t new — just look at any sequel title substituting the number 2 (or II) with the word Too. But nevertheless, here’s a few suggestions for other crazy foreign auteurs to take into consideration: Kids - Looking back, Larry Clark’s then-shocking debut is pretty tame. Nowadays you see teens doing worse things on commercial television. So, how about someone makes another Kids movie every decade or so to expose us to the latest generation of teenagers and how appallingly different they are from the previous generation. It would be like Apted’s Up documentaries, except it wouldn’t follow the same people. Slacker - This is Karina’s suggestion, off the top of her head, so I’ll give her credit. She likes the idea of Linklater revisiting the concept behind his monumental indie, but having it set in other cities, a la The Real World. Unlike the premise of the next Real World, though, I’d be much more excited about a Slacker Brooklyn. Leaving Las Vegas - While we’re on the idea of transplanting locations, and because Herzog is setting his Bad Lieutenant in New Orleans rather than New York, let’s mention some films whose remakes sequels next installments could feature title changes depending on their location changes. Leaving Boston might not have the same ring to it, though. What about King of New York redone as King of St. Louis? Of course, Abel Ferrara is already turning King of New York into a franchise with Pericle il Nero, a prequel that isn’t quite a prequel (strange that he would have a problem with Herzog’s film, then). Swingers - This one is easy. Take some hot new subculture/dance craze/music scene and exploit it, so none of the original followers like it anymore and all of the new followers can be labeled posers (no, of course I’m not bitter). Swingers wasn’t the first movie to do it; Saturday Night Fever and probably a few ’50s rock ‘n’ roll movies were viewed the same way. I wonder what scene is cool with the alternative kids these days … The Big One - Following the success of Roger and Me, Michael Moore made this documentary in which he attempts to get interviews with other corporate heads. But now his films are mostly political and there’s less attention paid towards companies like General Motors and Nike. Sure, we’ve since seen some worthy substitutes, including The Corporation, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Super Size Me, but I’d like Moore to return to his hunting of the villains of capitalism and give up on his pursuit of 9/11 answers. Breaking the Waves - Surely most movie execs were shocked at how unsexy Von Trier’s film was. After all, the story of a crippled man who sends his wife out to sleep with men for his vicarious benefit sounds like an erotic, softcore, Skinamax kind of thing. So, when do we get Breaking the Waves Too, about another crippled man with a much younger, hotter wife (just FYI, I personally have always had a crush on Emily Watson)? And since it will be have to be direct-to-video will it still need to avoid the nauseating shaky cam that made so many people sick in the theater? Sling Blade - Having recently seen Robert Duvall in the 1972 film Tomorrow, I now know that Billy Bob Thornton’s “Karl Childers” is not that unique a character. For the next installment, I’d like to see Karl (well, a character like Karl) and his southern gothic story set in New York City. It would make about as much sense as Bad Lieutenant being set in NOLA. Being John Malkovich - Who hasn’t wanted a franchise in which each installment goes inside the head of a different cult-figure actor? Even if it would ruin the original just a little big, I’d love Being Jeff Goldblum or Being Christopher Walken. The latter would be enormously popular. Kolya - This Oscar-winning foreign film showed us that heartwarming tales of old, curmudgeonly Sean Connery lookalikes who learn to love the young child they’re forced to take care of are universal. But I’d like to see the same plot in other countries besides Czechoslovakia, just to be sure. Waiting for Guffman - Oh wait, Christopher Guest has been continually remaking this movie, only without association. Never mind. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_5_Tear_Jerking_Scenes/190/18878/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: TheWorkingDead
Post To: Top 5
Post Date: 8/27/2007 11:16:57 AM
Body: Some of these have already been mentioned, but screw it, these are the five I can think of at the moment(not, possibly, the Top 5).Dancer in the Dark: Many, many moments, as has been pointed out before. Two standouts; the I Have Seen it All song, particularly the line about her hypothetical grandson, and the ending, with her acapella rendition of The New World. An ending that actually made me double over in my theatre seat as I sobbed. I'm getting misty just thinking about it. Breaking The Waves: It might be unfair to have two Von Trier films on here, but the scene towards the end where Emily Watson is heading out to meet the sadistic Udo Kier, and quite possibly mutilation or death. She gives a quick glance at the camera, with a small smile, although she's obviously terrified. That scene brings me to tears, and affects me even more than the heartwrenching ending.Waking The Dead: When Billy Crudup's character finally gets on the phone with someone who may or may not be his long dead love. They were young idealists, and now he's a succesful politician, and he cries and softly says 'I don't think you'll like me now'. Just heartbreaking.Mother Night: Well, i'm making it a trend now, with director's getting two films each. Maybe this should be top 6(if I can think of one). There's a couple scenes, and it's hard to not give anything away if you haven't seen it. Nick Nolte, writing his memoirs, gets to the point where his wife, thought killed in WWII, is reunited with him. Over audio of their meeting, as he asks 'how? why?', we see him sitting at his typewriter staring off into space, obviously heartbroken. Followed awhile later by the scene where his wife finds that he no longer lives for love, like the young playwright he once was, and responds with a teary, yearning 'tell me what to live for, and I will live for that too!' Excellent film.Twin Peaks, Episode 14: Does a TV series count? Am I breaking the rules? The episode with the second murder by the mysterious, otherworldly 'Bob' gets me for the weirdness in the Roadhouse bar. When Cooper, Truman, and the Log Lady are watching a performance by Julee Cruise, and all of a sudden she fades of stage to be replaced by the giant from Cooper's dream, repeating 'I'm so sorry' as we see the murder take place. It gets me every time I watch the series.
]]>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:16:57 GMTTheWorkingDeadTop 58/27/2007 11:16:57 AMSome of these have already been mentioned, but screw it, these are the five I can think of at the moment(not, possibly, the Top 5).Dancer in the Dark: Many, many moments, as has been pointed out before. Two standouts; the I Have Seen it All song, particularly the line about her hypothetical grandson, and the ending, with her acapella rendition of The New World. An ending that actually made me double over in my theatre seat as I sobbed. I&#39;m getting misty just thinking about it. Breaking The Waves: It might be unfair to have two Von Trier films on here, but the scene towards the end where Emily Watson is heading out to meet the sadistic Udo Kier, and quite possibly mutilation or death. She gives a quick glance at the camera, with a small smile, although she&#39;s obviously terrified. That scene brings me to tears, and affects me even more than the heartwrenching ending.Waking The Dead: When Billy Crudup&#39;s character finally gets on the phone with someone who may or may not be his long dead love. They were young idealists, and now he&#39;s a succesful politician, and he cries and softly says &#39;I don&#39;t think you&#39;ll like me now&#39;. Just heartbreaking.Mother Night: Well, i&#39;m making it a trend now, with director&#39;s getting two films each. Maybe this should be top 6(if I can think of one). There&#39;s a couple scenes, and it&#39;s hard to not give anything away if you haven&#39;t seen it. Nick Nolte, writing his memoirs, gets to the point where his wife, thought killed in WWII, is reunited with him. Over audio of their meeting, as he asks &#39;how? why?&#39;, we see him sitting at his typewriter staring off into space, obviously heartbroken. Followed awhile later by the scene where his wife finds that he no longer lives for love, like the young playwright he once was, and responds with a teary, yearning &#39;tell me what to live for, and I will live for that too!&#39; Excellent film.Twin Peaks, Episode 14: Does a TV series count? Am I breaking the rules? The episode with the second murder by the mysterious, otherworldly &#39;Bob&#39; gets me for the weirdness in the Roadhouse bar. When Cooper, Truman, and the Log Lady are watching a performance by Julee Cruise, and all of a sudden she fades of stage to be replaced by the giant from Cooper&#39;s dream, repeating &#39;I&#39;m so sorry&#39; as we see the murder take place. It gets me every time I watch the series. http://www.spout.com/groups/indie_films/Re_suggestions/379/12718/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: lukasblu
Post To: indie films
Post Date: 6/30/2007 7:43:49 PM
Body: Any movie by director lars von trier;the ones i have seen and like are Breaking the Waves (1996),Dancer in the Dark (2000), Dogville (2003), Manderlay (2005)(both dogville and manderlay are part of a trilogy ;the third unreleleased one is Wasington (2009)which i would love to see as soon as it is available)these are all dark,drama and tragic.Dear Wendy (2005)is a little bit lighter movie about outcasted teens and their pacifist view on gunshttp://imdb.com/name/nm0001885/ imdb for lars von trieri do not know if this is indie but it was an under the radar movie that deserves more credit(i think)called The Chumscrubber (2005)it stars billy elliot,same guy on dear wendy,and Undertow (2004)a joem18b recommendationthis one is australian(foreign), so i do not know if it counts, but i loved this movie: Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)(based on a true story);you did not mention if you like foreignany movie by director greg araki:i saw and liked The Doom Generation (1995) and mysterious skin(2004):a lot of his movies are hard to find in rental except mysterious skin and splendor;Splendor is in my queue,i will let you know if i liked splendor after i have seen it;You can also see some of his movies in ifc or sundance channel;this 2 channels have a lot of good indie flickshttp://imdb.com/name/nm0000777/ imdb site for araki moviesMovies with Asia Argento :The ones i have seen and liked are B. Monkey (1998) and my ultimate fave by asia is The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004)this is also one my recently-seen fave, indie flick ;asia is also in the movie splendorhttp://imdb.com/name/nm0000782/ imdb for asia argentomovies with sarah polley;she stars in many indies as well as mainstream;my fave indie movie with her is:Go (1999) ,The Weight of Water (2000), My Life Without Me (2003);this one i just saw recently and it was just ok for me, but maybe you will like it better The Secret Life of Words (2005)executive produce by p.almodovarmy favorite from director darren aronofsky Requiem for a Dream (2000) this movie became a cult fave among many of my friends and family that saw it;this was my top fave around the yr. 2000-2001;this flick has awesome visuals and has a spellbinding soundtrackhttp://imdb.com/name/nm0004716/ imdb d.aronofskythats about all i can think of ,for now
]]>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 23:43:49 GMTlukasbluindie films6/30/2007 7:43:49 PMAny movie by director lars von trier;the ones i have seen and like are Breaking the Waves (1996),Dancer in the Dark (2000), Dogville (2003), Manderlay (2005)(both dogville and manderlay are part of a trilogy ;the third unreleleased one is Wasington (2009)which i would love to see as soon as it is available)these are all dark,drama and tragic.Dear Wendy (2005)is a little bit lighter movie about outcasted teens and their pacifist view on gunshttp://imdb.com/name/nm0001885/ imdb for lars von trieri do not know if this is indie but it was an under the radar movie that deserves more credit(i think)called The Chumscrubber (2005)it stars billy elliot,same guy on dear wendy,and Undertow (2004)a joem18b recommendationthis one is australian(foreign), so i do not know if it counts, but i loved this movie: Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)(based on a true story);you did not mention if you like foreignany movie by director greg araki:i saw and liked The Doom Generation (1995) and mysterious skin(2004):a lot of his movies are hard to find in rental except mysterious skin and splendor;Splendor is in my queue,i will let you know if i liked splendor after i have seen it;You can also see some of his movies in ifc or sundance channel;this 2 channels have a lot of good indie flickshttp://imdb.com/name/nm0000777/ imdb site for araki moviesMovies with Asia Argento :The ones i have seen and liked are B. Monkey (1998) and my ultimate fave by asia is The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004)this is also one my recently-seen fave, indie flick ;asia is also in the movie splendorhttp://imdb.com/name/nm0000782/ imdb for asia argentomovies with sarah polley;she stars in many indies as well as mainstream;my fave indie movie with her is:Go (1999) ,The Weight of Water (2000), My Life Without Me (2003);this one i just saw recently and it was just ok for me, but maybe you will like it better The Secret Life of Words (2005)executive produce by p.almodovarmy favorite from director darren aronofsky Requiem for a Dream (2000) this movie became a cult fave among many of my friends and family that saw it;this was my top fave around the yr. 2000-2001;this flick has awesome visuals and has a spellbinding soundtrackhttp://imdb.com/name/nm0004716/ imdb d.aronofskythats about all i can think of ,for now http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmspotting/Re_Antonia_Bird_Re_Top_5_Movies_Directed_By_Wom/304/10799/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mitch-4
Post To: Filmspotting
Post Date: 6/11/2007 7:22:25 PM
Body: Hi there, Dana! [quote user="Dana_K"]i was starting to post "You left out Antonia Bird" but then I checked back and saw you hadn't! [/quote]Speaking of Antonia :-), I think you were not there at our mutual friend G's party when another guest and I got into it over Breaking the Waves and Marleen Goren's Antonia . (Not relating or comparing the two movies but reflecting differences of taste.) She declared Antonia one of her all-time favorites and I regard it as the sort of one-sided hack job that gives political art (in this case, feminist) a bad name. All adult males who might even potentially be the central character's suitor are skunks; for a male to be non-horrific he must be a child or an old guy or her blood relative or gay or castrated or a priest. And even those are a little unsavory.Later I saw other work by Gorris and liked it better, in particular her adaptations of two classic 20th Century novels from the Modernist era and authors, The Defense (or The Luzhin Defence) and Mrs Dalloway. I have to confess Ihave long been unable to get very far into the novel Mrs Dalloway, but now I could, I think, since Gorris has given us this crib or illustrated-classics version ... sorry, I do mean to be putting it positively! Reading the book I had no sense of the character Septimus Smith but the film instantly illuminates for me what he's all about. Best, ==Mitch P.S. I also like Face dir. by Antonia Bird.
]]>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 23:22:25 GMTmitch-4Filmspotting6/11/2007 7:22:25 PMHi there, Dana! [quote user="Dana_K"]i was starting to post "You left out Antonia Bird" but then I checked back and saw you hadn&#39;t! [/quote]Speaking of Antonia :-), I think you were not there at our mutual friend G&#39;s party when another guest and I got into it over Breaking the Waves and Marleen Goren&#39;s Antonia . (Not relating or comparing the two movies but reflecting differences of taste.) She declared Antonia one of her all-time favorites and I regard it as the sort of one-sided hack job that gives political art (in this case, feminist) a bad name. All adult males who might even potentially be the central character&#39;s suitor are skunks; for a male to be non-horrific he must be a child or an old guy or her blood relative or gay or castrated or a priest. And even those are a little unsavory.Later I saw other work by Gorris and liked it better, in particular her adaptations of two classic 20th Century novels from the Modernist era and authors, The Defense (or The Luzhin Defence) and Mrs Dalloway. I have to confess Ihave long been unable to get very far into the novel Mrs Dalloway, but now I could, I think, since Gorris has given us this crib or illustrated-classics version ... sorry, I do mean to be putting it positively! Reading the book I had no sense of the character Septimus Smith but the film instantly illuminates for me what he&#39;s all about. Best, ==Mitch P.S. I also like Face dir. by Antonia Bird. http://www.spout.com/groups/missing_a_film/Re_New_missing_film_inquiry/263/9238/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
Post To: missing a film
Post Date: 5/23/2007 6:07:05 PM
Body: NEVERMIND!The answer is Breaking the Waves.
]]>Wed, 23 May 2007 22:07:05 GMTRisseladamissing a film5/23/2007 6:07:05 PMNEVERMIND!The answer is Breaking the Waves. http://www.spout.com/blogs/im_watching_im_wincing.-28/archive/2006/4/27/981.aspx Post By: paul
Post To: I'm watching, I'm wincing.
Post Date: 4/27/2006 1:56:59 PM
Body: I was also really blown away by the first 45 minutes of Dogville. I felt like I was watching a genius director at work. Then, as you say, he cut the ground out from beneath me, again and again. With Dogville and Breaking the Waves, I got to the point where I started to wonder why Von Trier kept allowing his characters to be brutalized again and again. When is enough? I think I've discovered that my gut-check line for when I've had enough violence is about half an hour before Lars Von Trier's.
]]>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 17:56:59 GMTpaulI'm watching, I'm wincing.4/27/2006 1:56:59 PMI was also really blown away by the first 45 minutes of Dogville. I felt like I was watching a genius director at work. Then, as you say, he cut the ground out from beneath me, again and again. With Dogville and Breaking the Waves, I got to the point where I started to wonder why Von Trier kept allowing his characters to be brutalized again and again. When is enough? I think I've discovered that my gut-check line for when I've had enough violence is about half an hour before Lars Von Trier's. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/sex/MemberTagFilms.aspxsex
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