Breaking the Waves

Summary

Breaking the Waves is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,406 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Breaking the Waves received the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix^[3].
• Breaking the Waves received the Amanda Award for Best Nordic Feature Film^[4].
• Breaking the Waves received the Silver nugget for the best foreign film^[5].
• Breaking the Waves received the César Award for Best Foreign Film^[6].
• Breaking the Waves received the European Film Award for Best Film^[7].
• Breaking the Waves received the European Film Academy Critics Award^[8].
• Breaking the Waves's instance of is recorded as film^[9].
• Breaking the Waves's director is recorded as Lars von Trier^[10].
• Breaking the Waves's screenwriter is recorded as Lars von Trier^[11].
• Breaking the Waves's screenwriter is recorded as Peter Asmussen^[12].
• Breaking the Waves's genre is recorded as drama film^[13].
• Breaking the Waves's genre is recorded as romance film^[14].
• Breaking the Waves's genre is recorded as art film^[15].
• Breaking the Waves's cast member is recorded as Emily Watson^[16].
• Breaking the Waves's cast member is recorded as Stellan Skarsgård^[17].
• Breaking the Waves's cast member is recorded as Katrin Cartlidge^[18].
• Breaking the Waves's cast member is recorded as Jean-Marc Barr^[19].
• Breaking the Waves's cast member is recorded as Adrian Rawlins^[20].
• Breaking the Waves's cast member is recorded as Udo Kier^[21].
• Breaking the Waves's cast member is recorded as Roef Ragas^[22].
• Breaking the Waves's cast member is recorded as Sandra Voe^[23].
• Breaking the Waves's cast member is recorded as Gavin Mitchell^[24].
• Breaking the Waves's cast member is recorded as Mikkel Gaup^[25].
• Breaking the Waves's cast member is recorded as Phil McCall^[26].
• Breaking the Waves's cast member is recorded as Robert Robertson^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Peter Aalbæk Jensen^[28] and Vibeke Windeløv^[29]. Breaking the Waves's director is recorded as Lars von Trier^[10]. Screenwriters include Lars von Trier^[11] and Peter Asmussen^[12]. Cast members include Emily Watson^[16], Stellan Skarsgård^[17], Katrin Cartlidge^[18], Jean-Marc Barr^[19], Adrian Rawlins^[20], and Udo Kier^[21].

Publication

Publication dates include +1996-05-18T00:00:00Z^[30], +1996-08-23T00:00:00Z^[31], +1996-07-05T00:00:00Z^[32], +1996-11-13T00:00:00Z^[33], and +1996-10-03T00:00:00Z^[34]. Breaking the Waves's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[35]. Genres include drama film^[13], romance film^[14], and art film^[15]. Its part of the series is recorded as Golden Heart trilogy^[36].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include love^[37], altruistic suicide^[38], sexual morality^[39], innocence^[40], social exclusion^[41], and guilt^[42]. Breaking the Waves's part of the series is recorded as Golden Heart trilogy^[36].

Reception

Awards received include Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix^[3], a class of award^[43], in France^[44], founded in 1967^[45]; Amanda Award for Best Nordic Feature Film^[4]; Silver nugget for the best foreign film^[5]; César Award for Best Foreign Film^[6], a César Award^[46], in France^[47], founded in 1976^[48]; European Film Award for Best Film^[7], a European Film Awards^[49], founded in 1988^[50]; and European Film Academy Critics Award^[8], a class of award^[51]. Reviews include 8.2/10^[52], 85%^[53], and 82/100^[54].

Why It Matters

Breaking the Waves ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,406 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55]

FAQs

What awards did Breaking the Waves receive?

Honors received include Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix^[3], Amanda Award for Best Nordic Feature Film^[4], Silver nugget for the best foreign film^[5], and César Award for Best Foreign Film^[6].