Rent Breaking the Waves (1996)
3.7 of 5 from 180 ratings
2h 31min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- In the early 1970s a naive young girl, Bess (Emily Watson), living in a small community on the north west coast of Scotland, falls in love with oil-rig worker and man-of-the-world Jan (Stellan Skarsgård). Despite local opposition they marry and live out a brief but intense love life. Jan returns to the rig, whilst Bess counts the days to his homecoming sure that their love is made in heaven. When an accident renders Jan paralysed he is worried that Bess will cut herself off from a normal life. Realising that he will be bedridden, he convinces her that she will aid his recovery by taking a lover and relating to him their sexual acts.
- Actors:
- Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr, Adrian Rawlins, Jonathan Hackett, Sandra Voe, Udo Kier, Mikkel Gaup, Roef Ragas, Phil McCall, Robert Robertson, Desmond Reilly, Sarah Gudgeon, Finlay Welsh, David Gallacher, Ray Jeffries, Owen Kavanagh, Bob Docherty, David Bateson
- Directors:
- Lars Von Trier
- Producers:
- Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Vibeke Windeløv
- Voiced By:
- Peter Bensted, Simon Towler Jorfaid
- Writers:
- Lars Von Trier, Peter Asmussen, David Pirie
- Others:
- Lars Von Trier
- Studio:
- Pathe
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- Acting Up: British Actresses at the Oscars, Award Winners, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Catherine Deneuve
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 10/11/2014
- Run Time:
- 156 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Selected Commentary with Lars von Trier and Editor Anders Refn
- Excerpts from the Documentary Tranceformer: A Film about Lars von Trier
- Interview with Adrian Rawlins
- Casting tape of Emily Watson (with optional commentary)
- In Memory of Katrin Cartlidge (Deleted Scene)
- Lars von Trier promo clip for the Cannes Film Festival 1996
- 2 x Deleted Scenes
- 2 x Extended Scenes (with optional commentary)
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 16/10/2023
- Run Time:
- 159 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
