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Emily Watson

14 January 1967, Islington, London, England, UK

Stellan Skarsgård

13 June 1951, Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Katrin Cartlidge

15 May 1961, Westminster, London, England, UK

Jean-Marc Barr

27 September 1960, Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Adrian Rawlins

27 March 1958, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK

Jonathan Hackett

Sandra Voe

6 October 1936, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

Udo Kier

14 October 1944, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Mikkel Gaup

27 February 1968, Alta, Norway

Roef Ragas

25 May 1965, Harderwijk, Gelderland, Netherlands

Phil McCall

26 November 1925, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Robert Robertson

3 July 1930, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, UK

13 January 1966, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

8 November 1968, Copenhagen, Denmark

June 17, 1970 in Denmark

Lars von Trier

30 April 1956, Copenhagen, Denmark

Peter Asmussen

28 March 1957, Frederiksberg, Denmark

Lars von Trier

30 April 1956, Copenhagen, Denmark

Bess McNeill

Played by: Emily Watson

Jan Nyman

Played by: Stellan Skarsgård

Dodo McNeill

Played by: Katrin Cartlidge

Sadistic Sailor

Played by: Udo Kier

San Francisco Chronicle

Watson's Bess is an unforgettable character -- simple, profound, heartbreaking, tragic and yet triumphant.

January 01, 2000

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Looking Closer

The actors are superb. [But] it is the easiest thing in the world to do ... move people by destroying something beautiful.

December 06, 2004

City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

Von Trier may put his characters and the viewer through the ringer, yet his empathy toward both is unmistakable.

September 01, 2009

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Time Out

It's a remarkable achievement for all concerned, with Katrin Cartlidge, as Bess's widowed sister-in-law, sharing the acting laurels with the radiant Emily Watson, and writer/director Lars von Trier building the emotional and dramatic intensity ...

June 24, 2006

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TheMovieReport.com

The synopsis doesn't begin to do justice to the psychological and emotional complexities of the tale.

September 15, 2005

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The Dissolve

It's a testament to Emily Watson's astounding performance as Bess that she comes across as more than a von Trier construct; she's a woman of boundless passion, who follows her faith wherever it takes her.

April 15, 2014

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A powerful tear-jerker romantic drama that intriguingly also brings religion into the mix.

September 06, 2007

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Common Sense Media

Gloomy '90s drama has cursing, nudity, mature themes.

April 18, 2017

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Movie Metropolis

Both a ferocious love story and a tale of the triumph of vital individual faith over ossified and corrupt organized religion.

August 03, 2014

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ColeSmithey.com

Here is a film that makes you feel like you've read the novel, seen the movie, and lived the life of a protagonist more empathetic than any other. You just might need a stiff drink afterward.

August 30, 2009

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Variety

The performance from newcomer Emily Watson is the centerpiece of this spiritual journey.

March 26, 2009

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