Breaking the Waves
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Jan Nyman: Love is a mighty power, isn't it?

The Minister: Can you think of anything of real value that the outsiders have brought with them?
Bess McNeill: Uh... their music.

The Minister: We do not need bells in our church to worship God.

Dodo McNeill: Not one of you has the right to consign Bess to hell.

Bess McNeill: I don't understand what you're saying. How can you love a word? You cannot love words. You can't be in love with a word. You can only love another human being. That's perfection.

Factual error: In the infamous Highland bus scene, the driver can be seen issuing tickets from a computerised ticketing machine - astonishing really - the film is set in the early 70s.

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