Oilman Jan se retrouve paralysé après un accident. Sa femme, qui priait pour qu'il rentre, se sent coupable. Encore plus, lorsque Jan lui demande d'avoir des relations sexuelles avec d'autre... Tout lireOilman Jan se retrouve paralysé après un accident. Sa femme, qui priait pour qu'il rentre, se sent coupable. Encore plus, lorsque Jan lui demande d'avoir des relations sexuelles avec d'autres hommes.Oilman Jan se retrouve paralysé après un accident. Sa femme, qui priait pour qu'il rentre, se sent coupable. Encore plus, lorsque Jan lui demande d'avoir des relations sexuelles avec d'autres hommes.
- Nommé pour 1 Oscar
- 44 victoires et 28 nominations au total
Finlay Welsh
- Coroner
- (as Finley Welsh)
Histoire
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesTheatrical film debut of Emily Watson. She received an Oscar nomination and was expelled from the School of Economic Science (the alleged cult she was brought up in) for her role in this film.
- GaffesWhen Jan leaves to go to the rig, one of the crew men gives Bess a flask of liquor. When she takes a sip, she's holding the flask with both hands and its opening is on the left side. There's a quick cut, and in the next shot the opening is shown to be on the right side of the flask.
- Citations
Dodo McNeill: Not one of you has the right to consign Bess to hell!
- Versions alternativesThe director's cut of the film, featuring explicit shots removed from the U.S. version for ratings purposes, is available on Criterion laserdisc.
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A powerful, original vision. One of the greatest movies of the last ten years.
It's a pity that for most people Lars von Trier's involvement with the Dogme group of film makers is the main thing they know about him. Wherever you stand on the Dogme issue (personally I'm all for it as long as they continue to make movies as great as 'Festen' and 'The Idiots'), his brief alliance with the group has overshadowed amazing work like 'Element Of Crime', 'Europa' and 'Breaking The Waves'. 'Breaking The Waves' was made before the Dogme manifesto was formulated, but it can be seen as a step in that direction, with its use of documentary techniques as opposed to the flamboyant and highly stylized approach of von Trier's earlier films. To me the ends justifies the means, and the bottom line is that this is an extraordinary and powerful movie, one of the greatest of the last ten years. The main reason it is so remarkable is because of the devastating performance of Emily Watson, one of the most impressive screen debuts in the history of film. Watson plays Bess McNeill, a naive and odd young woman living in a remote and deeply religious Scottish community. She is so good in this movie she'll leave you speechless! Stellan Skarsgard, a most underrated actor in my opinion,('Insomnia', 'Ronin') plays Bess's husband and is also superb, and the supporting cast includes the late Katrin Cartlidge ('Naked') as Watson's sister-in-law, and von Trier regulars Jean-Marc Barr (almost unrecognizable from his leading role in 'Europa'), as one of Skarsgard's work buddies, and cult legend Udo Kier ('Flesh For Frankenstein', 'The Story Of O') in a cameo as a very nasty piece of work who Bess has the misfortune to encounter. The less you know about this movie the more powerful it will be, and even a jaded cynic like myself was surprised at how effective its spiritual theme was. To me 'Breaking The Waves' is a much better more than von Trier's better known 'Dancer In The Dark', and Watson's performance makes Bjork's look like that of an enthusiastic but not very talented amateur (which of course, is exactly what she is). Highly recommended.
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- Infofreak
- 15 juil. 2003
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- Date de sortie
- Pays d’origine
- Langue
- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- Contra viento y marea
- Lieux de tournage
- Sociétés de production
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- Budget
- 42 000 000 DKK (estimé)
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 3 803 298 $US
- Montant brut mondial
- 3 831 182 $US
- Durée2 heures 39 minutes
- Couleur
- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 2.35 : 1
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What was the official certification given to Breaking the Waves (1996) in Japan?
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