Breaking the Waves (1996)

From NetFlix:

The revolutionary Dogma 95 school of filmmaking washed up on American shores with this intense European drama starring Emily Watson as Bess, a naïve Scotswoman who’s convinced that God will heal her paralyzed husband (Stellan Skarsgård) if she has sex with other men. Director Lars von Trier shot the film using only available light, handheld cameras and no musical score; the result is a stunning, nakedly emotional film.

This one has me stumped. I could not stop watching it, but I can’t imagine what anyone else would think of this film. It is a long movie. Sometimes I thought “why am I watching the antics of this loony wife ?” There was magic realism in the very unexpected ending.

You are warned about such an unusual movie. Watch it while you do your income taxes.

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