Breaking the Waves - Kritiken

You'll leave weeping or arguing, but certainly not bored by a tale that ranges between the weird, the wonderful and outrageous.

“Breaking the Waves” is emotionally and spiritually challenging, hammering at conventional morality with the belief that God not only sees all, but understands a great deal more than we give Him credit for.“

...von Trier emerges as one of those blessed filmmakers (...) who've managed to blend their early stylistic flamboyance with enough human empathy to make their work both visually and emotionally compelling.