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Breaking the Waves

Lists: Drama, Romance, Sight And Sound Critics Top 250

Brief Synopsis: "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."

Overall Ranking: - (Rank from 1996: # 0)


Rating:
90.5
Adjusted* Rating:
(lowest rating dropped)
100

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People Involved



  • Emily Watson (Bess McNeill)
  • Stellan SkarsgÃ¥rd (Jan Nyman)
  • Katrin Cartlidge (Dodo McNeill)
  • Jean-Marc Barr (Terry)
  • Adrian Rawlins (Dr. Richardson)
  • Jonathan Hackett (Priest)
  • Sandra Voe (Mother)
  • Udo Kier (Sadistic Sailor)
  • Mikkel Gaup (Pits)
  • Roef Ragas (Pim)
  • Robert Robertson (Chairman)
  • Phil McCall (Grandfather)
  • Desmond Reilly (An Elder)
  • Sarah Gudgeon (Sybilla)
  • Finlay Welsh (Coroner)
  • David Gallacher (Glasgow Doctor)
  • Ray Jeffries (Man on Bus)
  • Owen Kavanagh (Man at Lighthouse)
  • Bob Docherty (Man on Boat)
  • David Bateson (Young Sailor)