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Breaking the Waves

7.5

Released July 05, 1996Runtime 2h 38min

Love is a mighty power.

In a small and conservative Scottish village, a woman's paralytic husband convinces her to have extramarital intercourse so she can tell him about it and give him a reason for living.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Zentropa Entertainments

Liberator Productions

Trust Film Svenska

Argus Film Produktie

Northern Lights

SVT Drama

Nordisk Film & TV Fond

La Sept Cinéma

VPRO

Media Investment Club

Production Countries

Denmark

France

Netherlands

Norway

Sweden

Finances

Budget: $7,500,000
Revenue: $23,000,000
Profit/Loss: $15,500,000

Stream

Rent

Buy

Videos

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

David GallacherGlasgow Doctor

Ray JeffriesMan on Bus

Owen KavanaghMan at Lighthouse

Bob DochertyMan on Boat

David BatesonYoung Sailor

Callum CuthbertsonRadio Operator

Gavin MitchellPolice Officer 1

Brian SmithPolice Officer 2

Iain AgnewPraying Man 1

Charles KearneyPraying Man 2

Steven LeachPraying Man 3

Dorte RømerNurse

Anthony J. O'DonnellBoy 1

John WarkBoy 2

Ronnie McKellaigPrecentor

Peter BenstedUgly Man (voice)

Simon Towler JorfaldBoy in Film (voice)

Klaus Messerschmidt JuhlerParamedic (uncredited)

Crew

Lars von TrierDirector

Linda DaaeContinuity

Kristoffer NyholmSecond Unit Director

Morten ArnfredFirst Assistant Director

David PirieCo-Writer

Kirsten Bonnén RaskScript Consultant

Tómas GislasonScript Consultant

Peter AsmussenCo-Writer

Lars von TrierWriter

Peter Aalbæk JensenProducer

Joyce NettlesCasting

Rie HedegaardCasting

Ruth TarkoAdditional Casting

Morten KleenerLocation Manager

Anna AnthonyExecutive Producer's Assistant

Anne CampbellExtras Casting

Janet RiddochLocation Manager

Glenn WeinoldProduction Runner

Louise CrossCasting Assistant

Ann VognsenProduction Accountant

Stephen BurtProduction Runner

Rasmus HeisterbergProduction Runner

Charlotte PedersenProducer's Assistant

Christine MacLeanProduction Consultant

Ghita NorrekjærProduction Accountant

Casper HolmProduction Assistant

John GoodwinProduction Runner

Ricki RasmussenProduction Runner

Ann KøjProduction Accountant

Tine Grew PfeifferProduction Assistant

Nanna Mailand-MercadoProduction Assistant

Vibeke WindeløvProducer

Marianne SlotCo-Producer

Rob LangestraatCo-Producer

Lene NielsenUnit Production Manager

Lars JönssonExecutive Producer

Peter van VogelpoelCo-Producer

Axel HelgelandCo-Producer

Leif MohlinProduction Manager

Robby MüllerDirector of Photography

Anders RefnEditor

John KnightProps

Morten Constantineanu BakGraphic Designer

Torben SkallerækCarpenter

Mogens CranerCarpenter

Rasmus WithAssistant Property Master

Kristian Eidnes AndersenSupervising Sound Editor

Peter SchultzSound Effects Editor

Jonas Alexander ArnbyAssistant Property Master

René PejlLead Painter

Julien NaudinFoley Artist

Nini MandalProps

Lars Kolding AndersenSpecial Effects

Leo JørgartConstruction Manager

Per StreitSound Designer

Thomas WestiCarpenter

Poul Erik AndersenCarpenter

Peter GrantProperty Master

Hans MøllerDialogue Editor

Ad StoopBoom Operator

Per StreitSound Re-Recording Mixer

Søren SimonsenPainter

Jørgen KroghPainter

Simone Grau RoneyProps

Søren BuusVisual Effects Editor

Joachim HolbekMusic Arranger

Joachim HolbekOrchestrator

Lasse Spang OlsenStunts

Patrick DreyfusColor Timer

Søren Johannes MeyerElectrician

Jan HarboeMusician

Frank WeinbergerDriver

Steen Lyders HansenVisual Effects Editor

Peter Øvig KnudsenLocation Scout

Anthony Dod MantleLocation Scout

Tom HarboeMusic Arranger

Binkie DarlingCostumer

Carl-Ulrik Munch AndersenMusician

Christian SteenstrupMusician

Terry ForrestalStunt Coordinator

Tom HarboeMusic Consultant

Niels Valentin DalVisual Effects Editor

Ulrik CorlinMusic Arranger

Fredrik KihlVideo Assist Operator

Anders BukhAssistant Editor

Olivier FontenayColor Timer

Tine Grew PfeifferPost Production Assistant

Ray WilliamsExecutive Music Producer

Leif Barney FickGaffer

Christopher PorterGaffer

Pim TjujermanFocus Puller

Anne-Marie GudnitzCostume Assistant

Jan HarboeMusic Arranger

Rolf KonowStill Photographer

Thomas Holm DeleurangClapper Loader

Ulrik CorlinMusician

Morten ZiersenVideo Assist Operator

Tom HarboeMusician

Steve HoltsonVideo Assist Operator

Per Fredrik SkiöldAssistant Camera

Marianne JerrisNegative Cutter

Mark WarrickMusic Producer

Hanne PalmquistPublic Relations

Simon PlatzThanks

Christel HammerPublic Relations

Henrik JongdahlTitle Designer

Charlie Lowry HendersonIn Memory Of

Grethe WejlgaardMedical Consultant

Charlotte GiannettaCatering

Shirley ClarkeThanks

Elspeth MacNaughtonDialogue Coach

Sanne GravfortMakeup Artist

Dorota HoronskaAssistant Makeup Artist

Tove JystrupPost Production Supervisor

Morten JacobsenSpecial Effects Makeup Artist

Karl JúlíussonProduction Design

Jennifer JorfaidMakeup Artist

Manon RasmussenCostume Design

Jean-Paul MeurisseCamera Operator

Anja DahlMakeup Artist

Eric KressSecond Unit Director of Photography

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Reviews

Though I really didn't rate the story so much here, I thought the performance from Emily Watson as "Bess" is formidable. She lives on a remote Scottish island and is to marry oil rig worker "Jan" (Stellan Skarsgård). Somewhat reluctantly, the islanders embrace this and all is happy until she feels ...

by Filipe Manuel Neto

**An ugly film on all levels that insults our intelligence.** For me, cinema is an art that tells good stories, whether fictional, true or a mix of fiction and real facts. It has a clear social role, often makes people think or raises difficult questions. However, there are directors who seem to...