Breaking the Waves

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Call Number: DVD Drama Breaking
On Shelf At: Westgate Branch

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Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
Special features: selected scene audio commentary; new interview with filmmaker and critic Stig Björkman; new interviews with actors Emily Watson and Stellan Skarsgård; 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.
Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgard, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr, Adrian Rawlins, Jonathan Hackett, Sandra Voe, Udo Kier.
A quiet woman in Northern Scotland marries an oil rig worker, who becomes paralyzed in an accident. Since he can no longer engage in sex, he encourages his wife to take lovers, which she does because she believes that it is what God wants her to do.
Blu-ray, region A, widescreen, 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio; requires Blu-ray player.
DVD: NTSC, region 1, 2.35:1 aspect ratio, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

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I despise this film. submitted by lisa on July 30, 2019, 9:58am It's a horrid achievement as probably the most misogynist film I've ever seen.