Breaking the Waves
Innocent Bess is willing to grant her paralyzed husband every wish… Lars von Trier's best-received film, made famous by Emily Watson.
- Breaking the Waves
- Denmark, Sweden, France, Netherlands 1996
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- Czech
- 159 min.
- 15+
A story about the strength and power of love set in a remote village in northern Scotland in the 1970s. A deeply religious Protestant girl, young and naive Bess, marries John, a world-weary miner who works on an oil rig in the North Sea. Soon after the marriage, however, the man is injured in an explosion and becomes paralysed all over his body. Jan can't bear the thought of them never making love again and convinces Bess to sleep with other men. But her extramarital sexual dalliances have tragic consequences… The first part of Trier's „Golden Heart Trilogy,“ a mystical tale about the power of faith, the measure of self-sacrifice and the bond of love, won the Grand Prix at the 1996 Cannes IFF and made British actress Emily Watson famous, earning an Oscar nomination for her role as Bess.
Read moreCannes Film Festival
1996 – Lars von Trier (Grand Prize of the Jury)
César Awards
1997 – Lars von Trier (Best Foreign Film)
European Film Awards
1996 – Lars von Trier (European Film of the Year)
European Film Awards
1996 – Emily Watson (European Actress of the Year)
European Film Awards
1996 – Lars von Trier (FIPRESCI Prize)
Danish Film Awards (Robert)
1997 – Lars von Trier (Best Film)
Danish Film Awards (Robert)
1997 – Emily Watson (Best Actress)
Danish Film Awards (Robert)
1997 – Katrin Cartlidge (Best Supporting Actress)
Danish Film Awards (Robert)
1997 – Robby Müller (Best Cinematography)
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