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Breaking the waves

Call Number

  • DVD DRAMA (CEN)

Edition

Director-approved DVD 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

2 videodiscs (159 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: R; for strong graphic sexuality, nudity, language and some violence.

Added Uniform Title

Criterion collection

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 ; 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.

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