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Title: I'm not a prude...
Review: ...but I found this film to be nothing more than a pseudo-arthouse exercise in the seemingly ever-popular male preoccupation with depictions of the degradation of women. 'Breaking the Waves' is a near-textbook example of what's meant by the term 'cultural/intellectual pornography', and I don't intend that for a compliment. Von Trier's work has always gotten a relatively cool reception from me, I have to admit--but I found this film to be actually and actively repellent.
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