Breaking the waves

Blu-ray 2014

A quiet woman in Northern Scotland marries an oil rig worker, who becomes paralyzed in an accident. Since he can no longer engage in sex, he encourages his wife to take lovers, which she does because she believes that it is what God wants her to do.

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Criterion collection Criterion collection ; 705 Criterion collection ; 705 Blu-ray

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Edition:

Director-approved dual-format Blu-ray and DVD special edition

Description:

1 videodisc (159 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
polychrome
digital
optical
surround
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1
wide screen
HDTV
video file
Blu-ray video
region A

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A

Other Title:

Breaking the waves (Motion picture) [Blu-ray]

Notes:

Title from container
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996
Accompanied by booklet inserted in DVD container
Special features: selected scene audio commentary; new interview with filmmaker and critic Stig Bjr̲kman; new interviews with actors Emily Watson and Stellan Skarsgr̄d; 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
Director of photography, Robby Muller ; editor, Anders Refn ; music arranger and orchestrator, Joachim Holbek
Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgard, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr, Adrian Rawlins, Jonathan Hackett, Sandra Voe, Udo Kier
Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic wide screen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1
For private home use only

Control Number:

1907295

UPC:

715515114714

Other Authors:

Cartlidge, Katrin, actor
Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor
Holbek, Joachim, composer
Refn, Anders, editor of moving image work
Skarsgård, Stellan, actor
Trier, Lars von, 1956- screenwriter, film director
Watson, Emily, 1967- actor
Windelv̜, Vibeke, film producer
Zentropa Entertainments (Firm), production company

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