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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Postmortem 1998 R, 105 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Albert Pyun Cast: Charlie Sheen, Michael Halsey, Stephen McCole, Gary Lewis, Ivana Milicevic, Dave Anderson, Stephen Docherty, Leigh Biagi, Phil McCall, Ian Hanmore
James McGregor (Charlie Sheen) wants to put his old life, that of a profiler of killers, behind him. Thus, he moves to Scotland and starts work as a novelist. But things aren't peaceful for long; a serial killer is on the loose and faxes to James obituaries of the victims. James is now the prime suspect. Cheap, but watchable.
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| 1. Breaking the Waves (1996)
2. Postmortem (1998)
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