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shot in film, without artificial lights, then transferred to video and then transferred back to 35mm, Breaking the Waves achieved that "visceral" look like no other film can. it won the 2nd top honor in the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, while Emily Watson in the lead role had an Oscar nod for Best Actress. i saw this with my friends and we were glued to our seats, mesmerized by Watson's performance. the director, Lars von Trier, meanwhile, doesn't let things go that easily as he ends the movie enough for us to scratch our temples.

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