Breaking the waves / produced by Zentropa Film Entertainment ApS in collaboration with Trust Film Svenska AB, Liberator Productions S.A.R.L., Argus Film Produktie, Northern Lights A/S in co-production with La Sept Cinéma, Sweden Television Drama, Media Investment Club, Nordic Film & Television Fund, VPRO Television ; produced by Vibeke Windeløv, Peter Aalbæk Jensen ; written and directed by Lars von Trier.

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Believing that her prayers to bring her husband home from his job on an offshore oil rig caused an accident that left him paralyzed, a young, pious Scottish woman submits to his wish that she take on other lovers, convinced that this will aid in his recovery.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Zentropa Entertainments 2 (Firm) (Production company)
Trust Film Svenska (Production company)
Argus films (Production company)
Criterion Collection (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Trier, Lars von, 1956- (Screenwriter, Film director)
Windeløv, Vibeke (Film producer)
Jensen, Peter Aalbæk, 1956- (Film producer)
Watson, Emily, 1967- (Actor)
Skarsgård, Stellan (Actor)
Cartlidge, Katrin (Actor)
Holbek, Joachim (composer (expression))
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2014]
Series:Criterion collection ; 705.
Subjects:
Faith > Drama.
Paraplegics > Sexual behavior > Drama.
Adultery > Drama.
Romance films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Romance films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:2 DVDs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Believing that her prayers to bring her husband home from his job on an offshore oil rig caused an accident that left him paralyzed, a young, pious Scottish woman submits to his wish that she take on other lovers, convinced that this will aid in his recovery.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
Originally packaged as part of a dual-format edition with a Blu-ray version of the film.
Call Number:PN1997 .B738 2014 VideoDVD
Audience:
Rated R.
Awards:Grand Prix, Festival International du Film, Cannes, 1996.
ISBN:9781604658330
1604658339
9786315349614
6315349617
Credits:Director of photography, Robby Muller ; film editor, Anders Refn ; music arranged and orchestrated by Joachim Holbek.
System Details:DVD ; 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
Participant or Performer:
Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgard, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr, Adrian Rawlins, Jonathan Hackett, Sandra Voe, Udo Kier.