1996 2h 39m Lars von Trier

Breaking the Waves

Name: Breaking the Waves
Genre: Drama, Made in Europe
Released: 1996
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr

★ 7.8 IMDb

Drama Made in Europe

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.

Writers Lars von Trier, Peter Asmussen

Cast Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr

DP Robby Müller

Production Designer Karl Júlíusson

Essays and Criticism

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Jonathan Rosenbaum by Jonathan Rosenbaum

On Lars von Trier

Stumble Into One's Own Trap: Comment on the Lars Von Trier Incident by Klaus Eder, FIPRESCI I Like America and America Likes Me: An Interview with Lars von Trier by Mark Peranson, Cinema Scope

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