Breaking the Waves

[Charles_Sligh at BAYLOR.EDU]

Keep at it--sounds like you are on to something. I also felt the Zone's presence 
stirring behind the frames of _Zentropa_.



On Sat, 15 Mar 1997 16:31:29 -0500 Keith_Brecher at brown.edu (Keith Brecher) 
wrote:

>When I saw Lars Von Triers' remarkable new movie "Breaking the Waves," the
>person I was with said: "Hey, man, that was a great movie, but what the
>hell does the title mean?" We had no idea, but recently, re-reading GR, I
>came across the phrase "the breaking of the wave" in the Roger/Jessica
>church visit episode and I've since wondered whether this might not be the
>source of the film's mysterious title. Independently of "Breaking the
>Waves," I sort of thought Von Trier's earlier release "Zentropa" showed
>evidence of TRP influence, but I dismissed that sort of thinking as paranoid. 
>  Does anybody else think the title from "Breaking the Waves" comes from
>GR? How about TRP's influence on Von Trier?
>
>Keith_Brecher at brown.edu
>