Breaking the Waves
Love is a mighty power.
Breaking the Waves (1996)
Timing:
2:38 (158 min)
7.482/10
933
933
7.889/10
36199
36199
7.8/10
76000
76000
Country
Production
Canal+, Zentropa Entertainments, Eurimages, ZDF, Slot Machine, Memfis Film, Lucky Red, Liberator Productions, Svenska Filminstitutet, ARTE, Norsk Filminstitutt, Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordic Film and Television Fund, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, VPRO, CoBo Fonds, YLE, Finnish Film Foundation, Trust Film, La Sept Cinéma, Coproduction Office, SVT Drama, Trust Film Svenska, TV 1000 Sverige, Villealfa Filmproductions, Icelandic Film Centre, Argus Film Produktie, European Script Fund, Media Investment Club (Media Programme of the European Union), Nederlands Filmfonds, Northern Lights, October Films
Genre
Drama, Romance
Budget
$42 000 000
Revenue
$3 803 298
Director
Actors
Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr, Adrian Rawlins, Jonathan Hackett, Sandra Voe, Udo Kier, Mikkel Gaup, Roef Ragas
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Vibeke Windeløv, Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Lars Jönsson
Operator
Composer
Joachim Holbek
Artist
Audition
Joyce Nettles, Rie Hedegaard
Editing
Anders Refn
All team (113)
All team (113)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- Initially, Helena Bonham Carter was approved for the role of Bess, but she soon declined due to the erotic scenes. The actress stated that she would not feel comfortable in those scenes at her age.
- At the funeral of one of the town's residents, church officials spoke of him: "Anthony Dod Mantle was a true sinner." Anthony Dod Mantle is the name of the cinematographer for many of Trier's films.
- Trier explained to Emily Watson that she should speak to God as girls speak to dolls.
- At the funeral of a local resident, church members speak of him: "Anthony Dod Mantle was a true sinner." Anthony Dod Mantle is the name of the cinematographer for many of Trier's films.
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