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Lars von Trier became an international sensation with this galvanizing realist fable about sex and spiritual transcendence. In an Oscar-nominated performance, Emily Watson stuns as Bess, a simple, pious newlywed in a tiny Scottish village who gives herself up to a shocking form of martyrdom after her husband (Stellan Skarsgård) is paralyzed in an oil rig accident. Breaking the Waves, both brazen and tender, profane and pure, is an examination of the expansiveness of faith and of its limits.
Original Release
07/05/1996
US Release
11/13/1996
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Emily Watson | Bess McNeill |
Stellan Skarsgard | Jan Nyman |
Katrin Cartlidge | Dodo McNeill |
Jean-Marc Barr | Terry |
Adrian Rawlins | Dr. Richardson |
Jonathan Hackett | Priest |
Sandra Voe | Mother |
Udo Kier | Sadistic Sailor |
Mikkel Gaup | Pits |
Roef Ragas | Pim |
Directors
Writers
Lars von Trier, Peter Asmussen, David Pirie
Cast
Name | Character |
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Emily Watson | Bess McNeill |
Stellan Skarsgard | Jan Nyman |
Katrin Cartlidge | Dodo McNeill |
Jean-Marc Barr | Terry |
Adrian Rawlins | Dr. Richardson |
Jonathan Hackett | Priest |
Sandra Voe | Mother |
Udo Kier | Sadistic Sailor |
Mikkel Gaup | Pits |
Roef Ragas | Pim |
Phil McCall | Grandfather |
Robert Robertson | Chairman |
Desmond Reilly | An Elder |
Sarah Gudgeon | Sybilla |
Finlay Welsh | Coroner |
David Gallacher | Glasgow Doctor |
Ray Jeffries | Man on Bus |
Owen Kavanagh | Man at Lighthouse |
Bob Docherty | Man on Boat |
David Bateson | Young Sailor |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Lars Jönsson | Executive Producer |
Peter Aalbæk Jensen | Producer |
Rob Langestraat | Producer |
Marianne Slot | Producer |
Peter van Vogelpoel | Producer |
Vibeke Windeløv | Producer |
John Marvin Nieto | Producer |
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Trailers
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1997 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1997 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
1997 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |