Breaking the Waves
■ Basic Data
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Year | 1996 |
| Country | Denmark |
| Director | Lars von Trier |
| Cast | Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr |
| Genre | Drama |
■ Title Language Table
| Language | Text | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| English | Breaking the Waves | – |
| Español | Rompiendo las olas | Rompiendo las olas |
| Français | Breaking the Waves | – |
| Deutsch | Breaking the Waves | – |
| Português | Ondas do Destino | Ondas do Destino |
| Italiano | Le onde del destino | Le onde del destino |
| Русский | Рассекая волны | Rassekaya volny |
| 中文（简体） | 破浪 | – |
| 中文（繁體） | 破浪而出 | – |
| 한국어 | 브레이킹 더 웨이브 | Beureiking Deo Weibeu |
| ไทย | – | – |
| Tiếng Việt | Phá vỡ con sóng | Pha vo con song |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Breaking the Waves | – |
| 日本語 | 奇跡の海 | Kiseki no Umi |
■ One-Line Definition
👉 A work that depicts a structure in which sacrificial love and religious judgment collide within a closed moral community
■ Synopsis
A devout woman’s love for her injured husband becomes a path of sacrifice, condemnation, and spiritual ambiguity.
■ RECIPE Tags
#SacrificialLove #ReligiousJudgment #BodyAsOffering #SpiritualAmbiguity
■ Primary Axis
- Entry: Can love remain pure when it violates communal morality
Reason: Devotion is judged as transgression by the moral order surrounding it
Related Film: The Passion of Joan of Arc - Middle: Can sacrifice become both degradation and grace
Reason: The protagonist’s body becomes the site where love, shame, and faith are forced together
Related Film: The Piano - Core: Can holiness appear through an act society can only condemn
Reason: The conclusion moves toward sanctity through scandal, suffering, and unreadable grace
Related Film: Ordet
■ Secondary Axes
- Faith under silence: Divine meaning is sought where no reliable answer is given
Related Film: Winter Light - Community as tribunal: A closed society converts moral certainty into punishment
Related Film: Dogville
■ Person
- Director: Lars von Trier
- Cast: Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr
■ Structural Tags
#SacrificeStructure #MoralTribunal #GraceAmbiguity
■ Attribute Tags
#Denmark #1996Film #Drama
