Breaking the waves [videorecording]
2003
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Lars von Trier directs this drama set in the 1970s and starring Emily Watson and Stellan Skarsgård. In rural Scotland, a devout young religious woman, Bess (Watson), meets and falls in love with oil rig worker Jan (Skarsgård). Despite opposition from her community they marry, and when Jan returns to the rigs, Bess counts the days until his return. However, when Jan is later paralysed in an accident and unable to engage in intimacy with his wife, he urges her to take a lover and relate their sexual acts to him, which Bess believes will help him to recover.
Main title:
Breaking the waves [videorecording] / producer, Vibeke Windeløv; producer, Peter Aalbæk Jensen.
Author:
Trier, Lars von, 1956-, directorWarrick, Mark, musicWatson, Emily, 1967-, actorSkarsgÛard, Stellan, actorCartlidge, Katrin, actor
Edition:
Widescreen.
Imprint:
Pathe, 2003.
Collation:
1 videodisc (153 min.) : col.
Notes:
Made in 1996.Credits: director, Lars von Trier; writer, Lars von Trier; music, Mark Warrick.DVDN.Credits: director, Lars von Trier; writer, Lars von Trier; music, Mark Warrick; cinematographer, Robby Müller.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr, Adrian Rawlins, Jonathan Hackett, Sandra Voe, Udo Kier, Mikkel Gaup, Roef Ragas.
Audience:
BBFC code: 18.
System details:
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 and stereo 2.0.DVD.
Dewey class:
DF791.437
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2001392