Academy Awards 1997 - Nominated - Best Actress
Cannes Film Festival 1996 - Nominated - Palme d'Or
Cannes Film Festival 1996 - Won - Grand Jury Prize
Cesar Awards 1997 - Won - Best Foreign Film
Academy Awards 1997 - Nominated - Best Actress
Cannes Film Festival 1996 - Nominated - Palme d'Or
Cannes Film Festival 1996 - Won - Grand Jury Prize
Cesar Awards 1997 - Won - Best Foreign Film
European Film Awards 1996 - Won - Best Actress
European Film Awards 1996 - Won - Best Film
European Film Awards 1996 - Won - FIPRESCI
Golden Globe Awards 1997 - Nominated - Best Actress in a Drama
Golden Globe Awards 1997 - Nominated - Best Picture (Drama)
Independent Spirit Awards 1997 - Nominated - Best Foreign Film
NYFCC Awards 1996 - Won - Best Actress
NYFCC Awards 1996 - Won - Best Cinematography
NYFCC Awards 1996 - Won - Best Director
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Breaking The Waves
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Film SynopsisBreaking the Waves is a 1996 film, set in the Scottish Highlands in the 1970s, which tells the story of Bess McNeill, who marries oil rig worker Jan, despite the apprehensions of her community and Calvinist church. She is somewhat simple, and has difficulty living without him when he is away on the oil platform. She prays for his return, and when he returns paralyzed after an industrial accident, she believes it is her fault. No longer able to make love, Jan urges her to find and have sex with other men, and then tell him the details. She slowly begins to believe that what she is doing is the wish of God. Get Involved |
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Rated R for strong graphic sexuality, nudity, language and some violence.
Runtime:
159 min.
Genres:
Drama
Romance
Countries:
FRANCE
DENMARK
ICELAND
NETHERLANDS
NORWAY
SWEDEN
Language:
English/American
Color:
Color
Certification:
R
Tagline
Love is a mighty power.
Memorable Quotes
Bess McNeill: Everyone has something they're good at. I've always been stupid, but I'm good at this
The Minister: We do not need bells in our church to worship God.
The Minister: I would say to you that if there is one of these commandments you do not love and do not obey, you have no business at the Lord's table.
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Directed by
Lars von Trier
Writing credits
Peter Asmussen
Lars von Trier
Cast
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