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Breaking the Waves is a 1996 film directed by Lars von Trier and starring Emily Watson. Set in the Scottish Highlands in the early 1970s, it is about an unusual young woman, Bess McNeill, and of the love she has for Jan, her husband. The film is an international co-production led by von Trier's Danish company Zentropa. It is the first film in Trier's 'Golden Heart Trilogy' which also includes The Idiots and Dancer in the Dark. Wikipedia [ - ]

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Breaking the Waves is a 1996 drama, romance film directed by Lars von Trier.
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Breaking the Waves is a 1996 film directed by Lars von Trier and starring Emily Watson. Set in the Scottish Highlands in the early 1970s, it is about an unusual young woman, Bess McNeill, and of the love she has for Jan, her husband. The film is an international co-production led by von Trier's Danish company Zentropa. It is the first film in Trier's 'Golden Heart Trilogy' which also includes The Idiots and Dancer in the Dark. Wikipedia

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5/18/1996

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Love is a mighty power.

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Lars von Trier

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Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Emily Watson	Bess	-	-
Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Stellan Skarsgård	Jan Nyman	-	-
Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Katrin Cartlidge	Dodo McNeill	-	-
Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Jean-Marc Barr	Terry	-	-
Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Adrian Rawlins	Dr. Richardson	-	-
Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Udo Kier	-	-	-
Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Sandra Voe	-	-	-
Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Jonathan Hackett	-	-	-

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Lars Jönsson

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Robby Müller

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Anders Refn

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Film release region	Release Date	Film regional debut venue	Film release distribution medium
Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT United States of America	11/13/1996	-	Theatrical
Edit Delete View CVT -	7/25/2000	-	DVD
Edit Delete View CVT -	7/26/2005	-	DVD

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Joyce Nettles

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Karl Júlíusson

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Manon Rasmussen

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Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Dorota Horonska	Assistant Makeup Artist
Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Sanne Gravfort	Makeup Artist
Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Morten Jacobsen	Special Makeup And Surgical Effects Artist
Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Kristian Eidnes Andersen	Supervising Sound Editor
Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Klas Baggström	Sound Recordist
Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Peter Schultz	Sound Effects Editor
Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Per Streit	Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Lars K. Andersen	Special Effects
Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Per Streit	Sound Designer
Edit Delete Edit localized... View CVT Birger Bohm	Special Effects Focus Puller
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Edit Delete View CVT 159.00 min	-	-	-
Edit Delete View CVT 156.00 min	-	-	-

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English Language

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Breaking the Waves

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The Idiots

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Edit Delete View CVT 1996	Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role	Emily Watson	-	-
Edit Delete View CVT 1996	BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role	Emily Watson	-	-
Edit Delete View CVT 1997	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama Film	Emily Watson	-	role: Bess McNeill
Edit Delete View CVT 1997	Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Film	Peter Aalbæk Jensen	-	-
Edit Delete View CVT 1997	Satellite Award for Best Director	Lars von Trier	-	-
Edit Delete View CVT 1997	Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film	Lars von Trier	-	Country: Denmark, Sweden, France, Netherlands, Norway, Iceland
Edit Delete View CVT 1997	Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture	Emily Watson	-	-
Edit Delete View CVT 1997	Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film	Artisan Entertainment	-	Denmark
Edit Delete View CVT 1997	César Award for Best Foreign Film	Lars von Trier	-	-
Edit Delete View CVT 1997	Goya Award for Best European Film	Lars von Trier	-	Denmark/Sweden/France/Netherlands/Norway
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Year	Award category	Award winner	Winning work	Ceremony	Notes/Description
Edit Delete View CVT 1996	New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director	Lars von Trier	-	-	-
Edit Delete View CVT 1996	New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress	Emma Watson	-	-	-
Edit Delete View CVT 1996	European Film Award for Best Film	Peter Aalbæk Jensen Vibeke Windeløv	-	European Film Awards 1996	-
Edit Delete View CVT 1997	Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film	Artisan Entertainment	-	Golden Satellite Awards 1996	-
Edit Delete View CVT 1997	César Award for Best Foreign Film	Lars von Trier	-	22nd César Awards	-
Edit Delete View CVT 1997	Robert Award for Best Production Design	Karl Júlíusson	-	-	-
Edit Delete View CVT 1996	National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress	Emily Watson	-	National Society of Film Critics Awards 1996	-
Edit Delete View CVT 1996	National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film	-	-	National Society of Film Critics Awards 1996	-
Edit Delete View CVT 1996	National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director	Lars von Trier	-	National Society of Film Critics Awards 1996	-
Edit Delete View CVT 1996	National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography	Robby Müller	-	National Society of Film Critics Awards 1996	-
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Edit Delete View CVT -	The Movie List: the first 9200	438	-	7.0
Edit Delete View CVT -	Entertainment Weekly 100 New Movie Classics	89	2008	-

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