Breaking the Waves

Von Trier’s next film was Breaking the Waves (1996), a grim tale about a pious Scottish woman subjected to brutality that was anchored by a bravura Oscar-nominated performance by Emily Watson. It embodies much of the spirit of Dogme 95, though it was not technically certified as such. In the…

…Man (1973), Lars von Trier’s Breaking the Waves (1996), and James DeMonaco’s The Purge (2013).