Breaking the Waves

[C. Endicott]

On Sat, 15 Mar 1997, Keith Brecher wrote:

> 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?
> 

Have not seen "Breaking the Waves" yet, but I too was struck by the
Zone-like setting of "Zentropa", as well as the "werewolves" and the
drowning of the Slothrop-like protagonist; also, Von Trier's "The Kingdom"
also seems very Pychonesque, with it's "White Visitation" style imagery,
the black marketeer living in the supply room,  the bizzare spirituality,
etc etc. Thinking about it, if anyone could capture the seesnce of a
Pynchon novel on film, I would have to nominate Von Trier.

Or maybe I'm just paranoid, too.

CLE