Blu-ray
Breaking the waves
Call Number
- BLU-RAY DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgard, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr, Adrian Rawlins, Sandra Voe, Jonathan Hackett, Udo Kier.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2014]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (159 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: R; for strong graphic sexuality, nudity, language and some violence.
Summary
Bess is a simple, pious newlywed in a tiny Scottish village who gives herself up to a shocking form of martyrdom after her husband is paralyzed in an oil rig accident.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
Special features: New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director Lars von Trier, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack ; selected-scene audio commentary featuring von Trier, editor Anders Refn, and location scout Anthony Dod Mantle ; new interview with filmmaker and critic Stig Bjorkman ; new interviews with actors Emily Watson and Stellan Skarsgard ; 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.