Breaking the Waves
by Lars von Trier2h321996United Kingdom
Recommended byCristian Mungiu, Marjane Satrapi, Amat Escalante, Felix Van Groeningen, Fatih Akin
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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.
Credits
- Distributor : Les Films du Losange
- Production Compagny : Zentropa Entertainments
- Photo Director : Robby Müller
- Director : Lars von Trier
- Scenario : Lars von Trier, Peter Asmussen
- 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
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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