Breaking the Waves 1996  R, 156 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Lars von Trier
Cast: Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgard, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr, Udo Kier, Adrian Rawlins, Jonathan Hackett, Sandra Voe, Mikkel Gaup, Roef Ragas, Phil McCall, Robert Robertson, Delsmond Reilly, Sarah Gudgeon
Set in the 1970s, this is the story of Bess (Emily Watson) who marries outside her Scottish Calvinist community after falling in love with oil-rigger Jan (Stellan Skarsgard). When he is injured, Bess goes to any extreme to bring Jan back to health, and, in the process, Bess displays how love and religious fervor are basic to her very being.
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A Man for All Seasons 1988  TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charlton Heston
Cast: Charlton Heston, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud, Richard Johnson, Roy Kinnear, Martin Chamberlain, Nicolas Amer, Jonathan Hackett, Benjamin Whitrow, Brian Badcoe
This remake of the 1966 film is well-worth watching. This time around, Charlton Heston does an admirable job portraying Sir Thomas More who refuses to help Henry VIII break away from the influences of the Pope's Roman Catholic Church.
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| 1. Breaking the Waves (1996)
2. A Man for All Seasons (1988)
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