Breaking the Waves
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.
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director Lars von Trier, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- Selected-scene audio commentary featuring von Trier, editor Anders Refn, and location scout Anthony Dod Mantle
- New interview with filmmaker and critic Stig Björkman
- New interviews with actors Emily Watson and Stellan Skarsgård
- Interview from 2004 with actor Adrian Rawlins
- Excerpts from Watson’s audition tape, with commentary by von Trier
- Deleted and extended scenes, with commentary by von Trier
- Deleted scene featuring the late actor Katrin Cartlidge
- Cannes Film Festival promotional clip
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic David Sterritt and an excerpt from the 1999 book Trier on von Trier
New cover by Fred Davis
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director Lars von Trier, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- Selected-scene audio commentary featuring von Trier, editor Anders Refn, and location scout Anthony Dod Mantle
- New interview with filmmaker and critic Stig Björkman
- New interviews with actors Emily Watson and Stellan Skarsgård
- Interview from 2004 with actor Adrian Rawlins
- Excerpts from Watson’s audition tape, with commentary by von Trier
- Deleted and extended scenes, with commentary by von Trier
- Deleted scene featuring the late actor Katrin Cartlidge
- Cannes Film Festival promotional clip
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic David Sterritt and an excerpt from the 1999 book Trier on von Trier
New cover by Fred Davis
Cast
- Emily Watson
- Bess McNeill
- Stellan Skarsgård
- Jan Nyman
- Katrin Cartlidge
- Dodo McNeill
- Jean-Marc Barr
- Terry
- Adrian Rawlins
- Dr. Richardson
- Sandra Voe
- Mother
- Jonathan Hackett
- Priest
- Udo Kier
- Sailor
Credits
- Director
- Lars von Trier
- Written by
- Lars von Trier
- Director of photography
- Robby Müller
- Produced by
- Vibeke Windelov
- Produced by
- Peter Aalbaek Jensen
- Executive producer
- Lars Jönsson
- Executive music producer
- Ray Williams
- First assistant director
- Morten Arnfred
- Casting
- Joyce Nettles
- Art director
- Karl Júlíusson
- Costume design
- Manon Rasmussen
- Sound designer
- Per Streit
- Editor
- Anders Refn
- Music
- Joachim Holbek
- Chapter sequences by
- Per Kirkeby
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