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Synopsis: Drama set in a repressed, deeply religious community in the north of Scotland, where a naive young woman named Bess McNeil meets and falls in love with Danish oil-rig worker Jan. Bess and Jan are deeply in love but, when Jan returns to his rig, Bess prays to God that he returns for good. Jan does return, his neck broken in an accident aboard the rig. Because of his condition, Jan and Bess are now unable to enjoy a sexual relationship and Jan urges Bess to take another lover and tell him the details. As Bess becomes more and more deviant in her sexual behavior, the more she comes to believe that her actions are guided by God and are helping Jan recover.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Lars von Trier
Actors: Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr
Production: Artisan Entertainment
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 42 wins & 27 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Metacritic:
76
Rotten Tomatoes:
84%
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Year:
1996
159 min
2,146 Views

Bess McNeill's funeral

must be the same...

...as anyone else of her kind.

The body will be released by

the authorities sometime this week.

I've obtained permission from

the elders to bury Bess...

but...I cannot deviate from the principles

that apply to funerals here.

I must say about Bess

what must be said.

Ok. Come on.

Where's Jan?

has he gone down there yet?

I don't know.

Have you seen Jan?

Bess McNeill, you are a sinner,...

...and for your sins,

you are consigned to hell.

Not one of you has the right...

...to consign Bess to hell.

Terry, it's time.

Let's do it.

Get up, for Christ's sake.

Come on, man.

Come on.

Take good care of her.

Come on, Jan.

you got to let her go.

Bess!

Jan.

Jan, hey.

What?

What's the matter?

Come on.

Come on.

I want to show you something.

You're not going to believe it.

What?

Come on.

Please.

Here. Let's go.

Pim! Pim, come on!

You're not going to believe it.

Ha Ha Ha!

Hey, Pim, Come on.

Check this out.

Check this thing out, man.

You see anything?

There's nothing out there.

I've tried all

the f***ing ranges,...

...and there's nothing there.

I just wanted

to be sure. Come on.

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Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier (born Lars Trier; 30 April 1956) is a Danish film director and screenwriter with a prolific and controversial career spanning almost four decades. His work is known for its genre and technical innovation; confrontational examination of existential, social, and political issues; and his treatment of subjects such as mercy, sacrifice, and mental health.Among his more than 100 awards and 200 nominations at film festivals worldwide, von Trier has received: the Palme d'Or (for Dancer in the Dark), the Grand Prix (for Breaking the Waves), the Prix du Jury (for Europa), and the Technical Grand Prize (for The Element of Crime and Europa) at the Cannes Film Festival. In March 2017, he began filming The House That Jack Built, an English-language serial killer thriller.Von Trier is the founder and shareholder of the international film production company Zentropa Films, which has sold more than 350 million tickets and garnered seven Academy Award nominations over the past 25 years. more…

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