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Breaking the Waves (1996)
Oilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when Jan urges her to have sex with another.Director: Lars von Trier
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary (scene specific) by Lars von Trier (director) and Anders Refn (editor), interviewed by Anthony Dod Mantle (Dogville cinematographer) (44:47)
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Subtitles:Czech, Danish, Danish HoH, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Theatrical trailer
Production notes -
Subtitles:No
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
*The Film
Theatrical trailer (2:02)
DISC THREE (DVD)
Selected-scene audio commentary featuring von Trier, editor Anders Refn, and location scout Anthony Dod Mantle (47:12)
Interviews:
- filmmaker and critic Stig Björkman (10:26)
- actress Emily Watson (17:11)
- actor Stellan Skarsgård (12:26)
- actor Adrian Rawlins (2:11)
Excerpts from Watson’s audition tape, with optional commentary by von Trier (2:08)
Deleted Scenes (with optional commentary by von Trier, 3:34 + 2:54)
Extended Scenes (with optional commentary by von Trier, 3:18 + 1:33)
Deleted scene featuring the late actress Katrin Cartlidge (1:13)
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes with a 36-page booklet featuring an essay by critic David Sterritt and an excerpt from the 1999 book Trier on von Trier.
Comes in a 3-disc digi-pack housed in a cardboard slipcase.
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Extras:Theatrical trailer
Production notes -
Subtitles:No
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
*The Film
Theatrical trailer (2:02)
DISC THREE (DVD)
Selected-scene audio commentary featuring von Trier, editor Anders Refn, and location scout Anthony Dod Mantle (47:12)
Interviews:
- filmmaker and critic Stig Björkman (10:26)
- actress Emily Watson (17:11)
- actor Stellan Skarsgård (12:26)
- actor Adrian Rawlins (2:11)
Excerpts from Watson’s audition tape, with optional commentary by von Trier (2:08)
Deleted Scenes (with optional commentary by von Trier, 3:34 + 2:54)
Extended Scenes (with optional commentary by von Trier, 3:18 + 1:33)
Deleted scene featuring the late actress Katrin Cartlidge (1:13)
Cannes Film Festival promotional clip (0:17) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes with a 36-page booklet featuring an essay by critic David Sterritt and an excerpt from the 1999 book Trier on von Trier.
Comes in a 3-disc digi-pack housed in a cardboard slipcase.
All extras are in English without any subtitles. -
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Extras:Photo gallery
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Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
French Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Theatrical trailer
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Subtitles:German (forced)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 surround
German Dolby Digital 2.0 surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Cast & Crew bios
Awards (text) -
Subtitles:Dutch (forced)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
The film
Selected-scene audio commentary featuring von Trier, editor Anders Refn, and location scout Anthony Dod Mantle (44:47)
DISC TWO
Deleted and extended scenes (with 'Play all' option):
- Cannes Film Festival promotional clip (0:17)
- 2 Deleted Scenes (with optional commentary by von Trier, 3:34 + 2:53)
- 2 Extended Scenes (with optional commentary by von Trier, 3:18 + 1:32)
Deleted scene featuring the late actress Katrin Cartlidge (1:11)
Interview with actor Adrian Rawlins (2:09)
Excerpts from Watson’s audition tape, with optional commentary by von Trier (2:05)
Excerpts from "Tranceformer" documentary about Lars von Trier (17:27)
Theatrical trailer (2:00)
Bonus trailers for "Europa" (2:34), "The Kingdom" (1:29), "The Idiots" (2:21), "Dancer In The Dark" (2:04) and "Dogville" (2:01)
DVD credits -
Subtitles:Czech, Danish, Danish HoH, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Hebrew, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian and Swedish (optional)
Extra material: English, Greek, Italian and Portuguese -
Aspect Ratio:2.23:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:"Tranceformer" is in Danish with optional English, Greek, Italian and Portuguese subtitles, and all other extras are in English with optional Greek, Italian and Portuguese subtitles.
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OVERALL: Draw
Between R1 Criterion and R2 Scandinavia SE for offering the best, but slightly different, extras and for being uncut.
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CUTS:
- R0 United Kingdom- Pathe! Distribution - No cuts.
- R1 America- Artisan Entertainment - Yes: Sight of a penis is removed.
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (159:08 NTSC)
- R1 Canada- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - Yes: Sight of a penis is removed
- R1 Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts (159:08 NTSC)
- R2 France- Arte Video - No cuts.
- R2 Germany- Arthaus - No known cuts.
- R2 Holland- Prime Time Entertainment - No cuts.
- R2 The Lars von Trier Collection - Special Edition Scandinavia- Sandrew Metronome - No cuts (152:21 PAL).
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Comparison added by Hans_Kristian_Senneseth on 11/12/03
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 14/01/24UPDATE LOG:
14/12/14: Addition of R1 Criterion.
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14/01/24: Added Canada Criterion.
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