Breaking the Waves
Movie · 1996 · Drama Romance · 2h 39m · Director: Lars von Trier
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In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when he urges her to have sex with another.
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Cast
Emily WatsonBess McNeill
Stellan SkarsgårdJan Nyman
Katrin CartlidgeDodo McNeill
Jean-Marc BarrTerry
Adrian RawlinsDr. Richardson- Jonathan HackettPriest
Sandra VoeMother
Udo KierSadistic Sailor
Mikkel GaupPits
Roef RagasPim- Robert RobertsonChairman
- Phil McCallGrandfather
- Desmond ReillyAn Elder
- Sarah GudgeonSybilla
Finlay WelshCoroner
Full cast and crew
- Directed byLars von Trier
- Written byLars von Trier
- Music byJoachim Holbek
Starring
- Bess McNeillEmily Watson
- Jan NymanStellan Skarsgård
- Dodo McNeillKatrin Cartlidge
- TerryJean-Marc Barr
Also starring
- Dr. RichardsonAdrian Rawlins
- PriestJonathan Hackett
- MotherSandra Voe
- Sadistic SailorUdo Kier
- PitsMikkel Gaup
- PimRoef Ragas
- ChairmanRobert Robertson
- GrandfatherPhil McCall
- An ElderDesmond Reilly
- SybillaSarah Gudgeon
- CoronerFinlay Welsh
- Glasgow DoctorDavid Gallacher
Details
- Released
- Jul 5, 1996
- Original language
- Danish
- Directed by
- Lars von Trier
- Written by
- Lars von Trier
- Music by
- Joachim Holbek
- Director of photography
- Robby Müller
- Production companies
Zentropa Entertainments
SVT Drama
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
La Sept Cinéma
VPRO- Media Investment Club
- Trust Film Svenska
- Liberator Productions
- Argus Film Produktie
- Northern Lights
DR TV- Villealfa Filmproductions
YLE
ZDF
- Production countries
- Denmark France Netherlands Norway Sweden Finland Iceland United Kingdom Italy Belgium Germany Switzerland United States
- Budget
- $7.5M
- Box office
- $23M
- Age rating
- R