The challenge in playing Bess [in Breaking the Waves] is that, in physical, psychological, intellectual, moral, ethical and political terms, she's a disaster - part saint, part clown. But she has an infinite capacity to love and believe. I tried to make the logic of that transcend those judgements.
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Her mother has a PhD in English, and is an English teacher.
Separate Lives (2004) A seemingly happy married couple has their lives are turned upside-down when a third party arrives.
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
Blossoms & Blood (2003)
Equilibrium (2002) In a fascist future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man charged with enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.
Punch-Drunk Love (2002) A story about an odd, spastic man (Sandler) with seven abusive sisters who soon finds that three thugs are chasing him because of his one-time contact with a phone sex business made in a moment of quiet desperation. This threatens to derail his awkwardly blossoming relationship one of his sister's co-workers (Watson) before it gets a chance to start.
