Breaking the waves
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
1574927825, 9781574927825
UPC
707729100485

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
General Note
"October Films."
General Note
Special features: trailer, production notes, scene access, and interactive menus.
Creation/Production Credits
Writer and director, Lars von Trier ; producers, Vibeke Windeløv, Peter Aalbæk Jensen ; executive music producer, Ray Williams ; director of photography, Robby Müller ; editor, Anders Refn.
Participants/Performers
Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr, Adrian Rawlins, Jonathan Hackett, Sandra Voe, Udo Kier.
Description
Bess, a pious, young Scottish woman, prays to God to send her husband, Jan, home from his job on an offshore oil rig. When an accident sends him home paralyzed, she's filled with guilt and submits to his wish that she take on other lovers, convinced that this will aid in his recovery.
System Details
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; 2.0 stereo.
Language
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards
Best Actress, National Society of Film Critics ; Best Actress, New York Film Critics ; Best Actress, 1996 Felix Awards ; Best Actress, Golden Globe Nominee ; Best Picture, National Society of Film Critics ; Best Picture, 1996 Felix Awards ; Best Picture, Golden Globe Nominee ; Grand Prix, Festival International du Film, Cannes, 1996 ; Best Director, National Society of Film Critics ; Best Director, New York Film Critics ; Best Cinematography, National Society of Film Critics.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Trier, L. v., Asmussen, P., Pirie, D., Windeløv, V., Jensen, P. A., Watson, E., Skarsgård, S., Cartlidge, K., Barr, J., Rawlins, A., Hackett, J., Voe, S., Kier, U., Müller, R., Refn, A., & Williams, R. Breaking the waves (Widescreen version.).

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Lars von Trier et al.. Breaking the Waves. .

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Lars von Trier et al.. Breaking the Waves .

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Trier, Lars von, et al. Breaking the Waves Widescreen version.,

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