Breaking the waves
Title:
Breaking the waves
Author:
Trier, Lars von, 1956-
Publication Information:
Hvidoure, Denmark : Zentropa Entertainment; Distributed by Pathe, [2003]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (151 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture by October Films in 1996.
Abstract:
Bess, a pious, young Scottish woman, prays to God to send her husband, Jan, home from his job on an offshore oil rig. When an accident sends him home paralyzed, she's filled with guilt and submits to his wish that she take on other lovers, convinced that this will aid in his recovery.