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Breaking The Waves

Movie (1996)

Breaking the Waves is Lars von Tier’s intimate story of love, loss, faith, and tragedy. Filmed in the Dogma 95 style; a woman tries to keep a relationship with her husband during hard times. The scenic imagery and excellent performances create a powerful film.

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Released:	Jan 1st, 1996
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Breaking The Waves Main Cast

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Emily Watson
plays Bess McNeill

Stellan Skarsg�rd
plays Jan Nyman

Katrin Cartlidge
plays Dodo McNeill

Jean-Marc Barr
plays Terry

Adrian Rawlins
plays Dr. Richardson

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The first film in Lars von Trier's "Golden Heart" trilogy in which the heroines remain naïve despite their actions. The two other parts are Idioterne and Dancer in the Dark.
Movie Goof (continuity error): (At 01:07) When Bess is in bed with her girlfriend, the blanket is on, then off, Bess' shoulder.
In modern film editing, the original film footage is transferred to video where it is edited to its final cut, then used as a guide for a negative cutter going back to the original film footage. In the case of this film, however, they just recorded the video edit back to 35mm, resulting in its unique, highly grainy look.
The person being buried is called Anthony Dod Mantle. This is a reference to Lars von Trier's favorite cinematographer - Anthony Dod Mantle - who served as a location scout in the movie.

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Movie Series/Collection

1996
- Breaking The Waves

1998
- The Idiots

2000
- Dancer in the Dark