Breaking the Waves (1996)
Breaking the Waves (1996)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Emily Watson
Bess McNeill
Stellan Skarsgård
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
Robert Robertson
Chairman
Phil McCall
Grandfather
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
Callum Cuthbertson
Radio Operator
Gavin Mitchell
Police Officer 1
Brian Smith
Police Officer 2
Iain Agnew
Praying Man 1
Charles Kearney
Praying Man 2
Steven Leach
Praying Man 3
Dorte Rømer
Nurse
Anthony J. O'Donnell
Boy 1
John Wark
Boy 2
Ronnie McKellaig
Precentor
Peter Bensted
Ugly Man (voice)
Simon Towler Jorfald
Boy in Film (voice)
Klaus Hjuler
Paramedic (uncredited)
Lars von Trier
Director / Writer
Robby Müller
Director of Photography
Anders Refn
Editor
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Producer
Joyce Nettles
Casting
Vibeke Windeløv
Producer
Peter van Vogelpoel
Co-Producer
Marianne Slot
Co-Producer
Rob Langestraat
Co-Producer
Lars Jönsson
Executive Producer
Axel Helgeland
Co-Producer
Peter Asmussen
Co-Writer
Eric Kress
Second Unit Director of Photography
Jean-Paul Meurisse
Camera Operator
Karl Júlíusson
Production Design
Manon Rasmussen
Costume Design
Sanne Gravfort
Makeup Artist
Dorota Horonska
Assistant Makeup Artist
Morten Jacobsen
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Jennifer Jorfaid
Makeup Artist
Anja Dahl
Makeup Artist
Tove Jystrup
Post Production Supervisor
Leif Mohlin
Production Manager
Lene Nielsen
Unit Production Manager
Morten Arnfred
First Assistant Director
Kristoffer Nyholm
Second Unit Director
David Pirie
Co-Writer
Poul Erik Andersen
Carpenter
Jonas Alexander Arnby
Assistant Property Master
Morten Constantineanu Bak
Graphic Designer
Mogens Craner
Carpenter
Peter Grant
Property Master
Leo Jørgart
Construction Manager
John Knight
Props
Jørgen Krogh
Painter
Nini Mandal
Props
René Pejl
Lead Painter
Simone Grau Roney
Props
Søren Simonsen
Painter
Torben Skalleræk
Carpenter
Thomas Westi
Carpenter
Rasmus With
Assistant Property Master
Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Supervising Sound Editor
Hans Møller
Dialogue Editor
Julien Naudin
Foley Artist
Peter Schultz
Sound Effects Editor
Ad Stoop
Boom Operator
Per Streit
Sound Designer / Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lars Kolding Andersen
Special Effects
Søren Buus
Visual Effects Editor
Niels Valentin Dal
Visual Effects Editor
Steen Lyders Hansen
Visual Effects Editor
Terry Forrestal
Stunt Coordinator
Lasse Spang Olsen
Stunts
Leif Barney Fick
Gaffer
Thomas Holm Deleurang
Clapper Loader
Steve Holtson
Video Assist Operator
Fredrik Kihl
Video Assist Operator
Rolf Konow
Still Photographer
Søren Johannes Meyer
Electrician
Christopher Porter
Gaffer
Per Fredrik Skiöld
Assistant Camera
Pim Tjujerman
Focus Puller
Morten Ziersen
Video Assist Operator
Anne Campbell
Extras Casting
Rie Hedegaard
Casting
Ruth Tarko
Additional Casting
Binkie Darling
Costumer
Anne-Marie Gudnitz
Costume Assistant
Anders Johannes Bukh
Assistant Editor
Patrick Dreyfus
Color Timer
Olivier Fontenay
Color Timer
Marianne Jerris
Negative Cutter
Tine Grew Pfeiffer
Post Production Assistant / Production Assistant
Anthony Dod Mantle
Location Scout
Morten Kleener
Location Manager
Peter Øvig Knudsen
Location Scout
Janet Riddoch
Location Manager
Carl-Ulrik Munch Andersen
Musician
Ulrik Corlin
Musician / Music Arranger
Jan Harboe
Musician / Music Arranger
Tom Harboe
Music Consultant / Musician / Music Arranger
Joachim Holbek
Music Arranger / Orchestrator
Christian Steenstrup
Musician
Mark Warrick
Music Producer
Ray Williams
Executive Music Producer
Kirsten Bonnén Rask
Script Consultant
Linda Daae
Continuity
Tómas Gislason
Script Consultant
Frank Weinberger
Driver
Anna Anthony
Executive Producer's Assistant
Stephen Burt
Production Runner
Louise Cross
Casting Assistant
Charlotte Giannetta
Catering
John Goodwin
Production Runner
Christel Hammer
Public Relations
Rasmus Heisterberg
Production Runner
Casper Holm
Production Assistant
Henrik Jongdahl
Title Designer
Ann Køj
Production Accountant
Christine MacLean
Production Consultant
Elspeth MacNaughton
Dialogue Coach
Nanna Mailand-Mercado
Production Assistant
Ghita Norrekjær
Production Accountant
Hanne Palmquist
Public Relations
Charlotte Pedersen
Producer's Assistant
Ricki Rasmussen
Production Runner
Ann Vognsen
Production Accountant
Glenn Weinold
Production Runner
Grethe Wejlgaard
Medical Consultant
Shirley Clarke
Thanks
Charlie Lowry Henderson
In Memory Of
Simon Platz
Thanks
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 5, 1996
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 38m
Budget$7,500,000
Box Office$23,000,000
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Wiki.
Breaking the Waves is a 1996 psychological drama film directed and co-written by Lars von Trier and starring Emily Watson in her feature film acting debut, and with Stellan Skarsgård, a frequent collaborator with von Trier.
Set in the Scottish Highlands in the early 1970s, it is about an unusual young woman and the love she has for her husband, who asks her to have sex with other men after he becomes immobilised from a work accident. The film is divided into seven chapters and an epilogue, separated by audio-visual art by Per Kirkeby and accompanied by music.
The film is an international co-production between the US, Denmark, seven other European countries, and is von Trier's first feature film with his Danish production company Zentropa. As von Trier's first film made after his founding of the Dogme 95 movement, it is heavily influenced by the movement's style and ethos. It is the first film in Trier's Golden Heart trilogy, which includes The Idiots (1998) and Dancer in the Dark (2000), the former made in compliance with the Dogme 95 Manifesto.Breaking the Waves was well-received, with Emily Watson's acting receiving critical praise and earning her first Academy Award nomination. The movie has been described as "perhaps von Trier's most widely acclaimed film" and cited as among the best films of the 1990s. The film won numerous awards including the Grand Prix at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.