Breaking the Waves
Love is a mighty power.
1996
Rated
R
158
minutes
Drama, Romance
Wikipedia
Directed By:
Lars von Trier
In a small and conservative Scottish village, a woman's paralytic husband convinces her to have extramarital intercourse so she can tell him about it and give him a reason for living.
Language
Danish
Release Date
July 5, 1996
Budget
$7,500,000
Revenue
$23,000,000
Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix
Grand Prix
Cast
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)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Lars von Trier
Director
Morten Arnfred
First Assistant Director
Kristoffer Nyholm
Second Unit Director
Linda Daae
Continuity
Camera
Robby Müller
Director of Photography
Eric Kress
Second Unit Director of Photography
Jean-Paul Meurisse
Camera Operator
Rolf Konow
Still Photographer
Pim Tjujerman
Focus Puller
Thomas Holm Deleurang
Clapper Loader
Per Fredrik Skiöld
Assistant Camera
Editing
Anders Refn
Editor
Patrick Dreyfus
Color Timer
Marianne Jerris
Negative Cutter
Anders Johannes Bukh
Assistant Editor
Olivier Fontenay
Color Timer
Production
Joyce Nettles
Casting
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Producer
Rasmus Heisterberg
Production Runner
Vibeke Windeløv
Producer
Axel Helgeland
Co-Producer
Marianne Slot
Co-Producer
Lars Jönsson
Executive Producer
Nanna Mailand-Mercado
Production Assistant
Peter van Vogelpoel
Co-Producer
Leif Mohlin
Production Manager
Rie Hedegaard
Casting
Charlotte Pedersen
Producer's Assistant
Ann Vognsen
Production Accountant
Ricki Rasmussen
Production Runner
Anna Anthony
Executive Producer's Assistant
Stephen Burt
Production Runner
Louise Cross
Casting Assistant
Casper Holm
Production Assistant
Janet Riddoch
Location Manager
John Goodwin
Production Runner
Morten Kleener
Location Manager
Ann Køj
Production Accountant
Christine MacLean
Production Consultant
Ruth Tarko
Additional Casting
Ghita Norrekjær
Production Accountant
Anne Campbell
Extras Casting
Tine Grew Pfeiffer
Production Assistant
Lene Nielsen
Unit Production Manager
Rob Langestraat
Co-Producer
Glenn Weinold
Production Runner
Writing
Lars von Trier
Writer
David Pirie
Co-Writer
Peter Asmussen
Co-Writer
Tómas Gislason
Script Consultant
Kirsten Bonnén Rask
Script Consultant
Art
Anthony Dod Mantle
Location Scout
Jonas Alexander Arnby
Assistant Property Master
Simone Grau Roney
Props
Karl Júlíusson
Production Design
Peter Øvig Knudsen
Location Scout
Leo Jørgart
Construction Manager
Peter Grant
Property Master
René Pejl
Lead Painter
Morten Constantineanu Bak
Graphic Designer
John Knight
Props
Jørgen Krogh
Painter
Nini Mandal
Props
Søren Simonsen
Painter
Rasmus With
Assistant Property Master
Henrik Jongdahl
Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up
Morten Jacobsen
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Manon Rasmussen
Costume Design
Anja Dahl
Makeup Artist
Sanne Gravfort
Makeup Artist
Dorota Horonska
Assistant Makeup Artist
Jennifer Jorfaid
Makeup Artist
Binkie Darling
Costumer
Anne-Marie Gudnitz
Costume Assistant
Crew
Terry Forrestal
Stunt Coordinator
Lasse Spang Olsen
Stunts
Søren Buus
Visual Effects Editor
Hanne Palmquist
Public Relations
Steen Lyders Hansen
Visual Effects Editor
Elspeth MacNaughton
Dialogue Coach
Frank Weinberger
Driver
Tove Jystrup
Post Production Supervisor
Christel Hammer
Public Relations
Ray Williams
Executive Music Producer
Simon Platz
Thanks
Charlie Lowry Henderson
In Memory Of
Shirley Clarke
Thanks
Grethe Wejlgaard
Medical Consultant
Charlotte Giannetta
Catering
Tine Grew Pfeiffer
Post Production Assistant
Morten Ziersen
Video Assist Operator
Fredrik Kihl
Video Assist Operator
Steve Holtson
Video Assist Operator
Niels Valentin Dal
Visual Effects Editor
Lars Kolding Andersen
Special Effects
Thomas Westi
Carpenter
Torben Skalleræk
Carpenter
Mogens Craner
Carpenter
Poul Erik Andersen
Carpenter
Sound
Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Supervising Sound Editor
Ad Stoop
Boom Operator
Julien Naudin
Foley Artist
Peter Schultz
Sound Effects Editor
Carl-Ulrik Munch Andersen
Musician
Joachim Holbek
Music Arranger
Joachim Holbek
Orchestrator
Per Streit
Sound Designer
Per Streit
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Hans Møller
Dialogue Editor
Tom Harboe
Music Arranger
Jan Harboe
Music Arranger
Ulrik Corlin
Music Arranger
Mark Warrick
Music Producer
Christian Steenstrup
Musician
Tom Harboe
Musician
Tom Harboe
Music Consultant
Jan Harboe
Musician
Ulrik Corlin
Musician
Lighting