Redigerer Breaking the Waves (avsnitt)

== Mottakelse ==

''Breaking the Waves'' mottok flere positive anmeldelser da den kom. Et klart første tegn på dens anerkjennelse var at den vant Grand Prix prisen på Cannes i 1996. Fra en av større avisene i USA, [[San Francisco Chronicle]], ble filmen nærmest lovpriset ''«Von Trier's careful, peculiar, astonishing film eloquently addresses the great question of whether morality and faith ever truly embrace»''.<ref name="sfgate.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/1996/11/20/DD58253.DTL&type=movies |title=Mysteries Of Sex And Spirit/A breakthrough performance in `Waves' |accessdate=2009-11-17|work=sfgate.com}}</ref> Av [[The Washington Post]] derimot, en annen stor amerikansk avis, var følelsen mer det stikk motsatte, ''«Although it contains many visually compelling passages and some provocative moments, the movie is strangely banal and simplistic»''.<ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/review96/breakingthewaveshowe.htm |title=WashingtonPost.com: ‘Waves’ Crashes in Shallow Water |accessdate=2009-11-17|work=washingtonpost.com}}</ref>
''Breaking the Waves'' tjente $3,803,298<ref name="boxofficemojo.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=breakingthewaves.htm |title=Breaking the Waves (1996) - Box Office Mojo |accessdate=2009-11-15|work=boxofficemojo.com}}</ref> i USA der den ble sluppet den 13. november 1996.