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Cinematic background from Breaking the Waves 1996 - In a small and conservative Scottish village, a woman's paralytic husband convinces her to have extramarital intercourse so she can tell him about it and give him a reason for living.

Breaking the Waves

1996

Drama

Directors:

Writers:

Lars von Trier, Peter Asmussen, David Pirie

Official poster of Breaking the Waves 1996 directed by Lars von Trier

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – Two people riding a motorcycle down a dirt road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A person with his hand to his face; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man riding a bike down the side of a road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A woman wearing a hat and scarf with a man sitting next to her; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A person wearing a hat and a scarf; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A young woman smiling for the camera in front of a door; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man and a woman in front of a bathroom mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – An older man in a suit and tie looking to his left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man wearing a neck brace sitting on a couch; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man in a white shirt and a tie looking at himself in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man sitting at a table with a cigarette in his mouth; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A woman holding a coffee cup while standing next to a boat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – An old man wearing glasses and a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A person standing on the side of a cliff looking out at the ocean; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A woman standing in front of a mirror looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man and a woman standing in front of a bathroom mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man with long blonde hair covering his face; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – An older woman with a sad look on her face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man in a priest's outfit is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – An older woman wearing a hat and a scarf; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A view of a mountain range from the beach; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A woman looking into a mirror while standing next to another woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A woman's face in a sepia - toned photo; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A person wearing a veil; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A woman wearing a winter hat and gloves looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A woman in a hat and scarf holding a cup in front of her face; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – An old man in a hat and a long coat standing in front of the ocean; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – An older woman with a hat on her head; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man smoking a cigarette while sitting on a couch; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man's face in a white shirt; Close Up shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A woman wearing a hat and scarf on a swing; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – An older man wearing a hat and a scarf; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – Two men standing next to each other wearing suits; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A woman standing on top of a hill looking out at the ocean; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A person walking down a road in the rain; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A group of men sitting in a room together; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – An old man with a beard and a white beard; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – Two older men in suits and ties looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – An older man sitting on a bus in the rain; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man in a suit and tie in front of a crowd; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man in a suit and tie sitting next to another man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A view of a mountain range with a cloudy sky in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – An aerial view of an oil rig in the middle of the day; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A person wearing a head band; Close Up shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A woman wearing a hat and a scarf looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A woman wearing a winter hat and holding a cell phone in her mouth; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man's eyes and face; Close Up shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – An older man with a beard and a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A woman hugging another woman in front of an airplane; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man and a woman are in a hospital bed; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A group of people standing on top of a dirt field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A woman's face with a man's face in the background; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man with long blonde hair wearing a fur coat; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man in a black suit and white shirt looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – An older man wearing glasses and a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man's face as he lies in bed; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man and a woman hugging each other in a room; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – Two people standing next to a body of water; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A person's face in a sepia photo; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A woman wearing a hat and a scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – An older man wearing glasses and a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A woman in a wedding dress holding a bouquet of flowers; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man and a woman riding on a bus together; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man wearing a neck brace in a hospital bed; Close Up shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – An old man in a black coat is looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man laying on top of a bed with his eyes closed; Close Up shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – Two people talking to each other in front of a bell; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A woman wearing a neck brace in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A woman in a white dress standing in front of a lamp; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – An old man wearing glasses and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man and a woman are holding a drink; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A person wearing a hat and a scarf; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – Two young men are standing by the water; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – An old man in a suit is sitting in a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man sitting on a rock looking at the ocean; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – Two people walking on a dirt field near a wall; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A woman wearing a hat looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A shirtless man standing in front of a mirror; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A person wearing a neck brace; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – Two men in white shirts and ties looking at each other; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A group of young people standing around a bike; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man on a public transit bus paying for something; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A woman's face in a sepia - toned photo; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A person near a pipe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man's face with his eyes closed; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man and a girl in a car with an open trunk; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man and a woman dressed in formal clothing; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A group of people walking on a hill near the ocean; Wide shot, Low angle

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Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A man's face as he lies in bed; Close Up shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – Two people standing next to each other near a body of water; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A person wearing a hat and a scarf; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Breaking the Waves” (1996), directed by Lars von Trier – A woman in a black dress holding her hands in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle