BREAKING THE WAVES
Special Features: 30th Anniversary
“God, it’s me, Bess.” For her big-screen debut, Emily Watson gives a gutsy, Oscar®-nominated performance in this stunning, emotionally draining work that cemented Lars von Trier’s reputation as international cinema’s bad-boy provocateur. Born into a remote and devout Scottish village, Watson is Bess, the loyal wife to oil-rig worker Jan (Stellan Skarsgård), who suffers a debilitating injury. Bedridden and paralyzed, he sends Bess on increasingly debasing sexual escapades and demands that she return to report the details. The film won the Grand Prix at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. DIR/SCR Lars von Trier; SCR Peter Asmussen; PROD Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Vibeke Windeløv. Denmark/Sweden/France/Netherlands/Norway, 1996, color, 159 min. RATED R
Directors: Lars von Trier
Run Time: 159 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, June 14, 2026
Genre: Drama
