Breaking the Waves

Name: Breaking the Waves
Director: Lars von Trier
Released: 1996
Duration: 2 h 39 min
Cast: Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Jean-Marc Barr, Katrin Cartlidge, Adrian Rawlins

by Lars von Trier2h321996United Kingdom

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Oilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when Jan urges her to have sex with another.

Cast and crew

Credits
- Distributor : Les Films du Losange
- Production Compagny : Zentropa Entertainments
- Photo Director : Robby Müller
- Scenario : Peter Asmussen, Lars von Trier
- Set Decoration : Karl Juliusson
- Costume Design : Manon Rasmussen
- Sound Recorder : Per Streit
- Editing : Anders Refn
- Original Music : Joachim Holbek
- Producer : Peter Aalbaek Jensen, Vibeke Windeløv
- Director : Lars von Trier
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1996
- French release date : 31 juillet 1996
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Colors
- Language : English

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Breaking the Waves

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Credits

Technical details

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By the same director

Dancer in the Dark

Dogville

The Kingdom

From the same year

The Life of Jesus

Taste of Cherry

Eyes Wide Shut

With the same cast

Emily Watson

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Angela's Ashes

Stellan Skarsgård

Good Will Hunting

Dogville

Melancholia

Jean-Marc Barr

Dancer in the Dark

Europa

Katrin Cartlidge

Naked

Claire Dolan

Udo Kier

Dancer in the Dark

Europa

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