Breaking the Waves - cropped? (1 Viewer)

[Mathias Klemme]

I wanted to get Artisan's release of Breaking the Waves, but the description at amazon and other retailers says it's in 1.85:1, yet B.T.W. has an OAR of 2.35:1. Is the film cropped or is the cover text wrong?
MAthias

 

[Rich Malloy]

Don't worry - those specs (and the ones on the back of the case) are incorrect. The Artisan disc is in the correct 2.35:1 aspect ratio.

 

[William DAnnucci]

The DVD is also the unrated cut (or so I believe) and not the R rated version stated on the back cover. Anyone who can confirm this or elaborate? I get dizzy with different edtis of movies to soothe various moral minorities...
Nonetheless, a great-looking bones bones DVD. And appropriately priced.

 

[Bryant Frazer]

We went over this when the DVD originally came out, and I think it was decided that the DVD has the R-rated version. One way to tell for sure -- do you see Bess, ahem, touch Jan's penis on their wedding night? If not, it's the R-rated cut.
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Bryant Frazer
Deep Focus
www.deep-focus.com

 

[Rich Malloy]

It's the "R-rated" cut, but IMO it doesn't detract from the film (quite unlike that abominably cut version of The Idiots on the all-region Fejui disc).
I keep hoping for a special edition of BtW, uncut and with an anamorphic transfer, but the Artisan disc has served me well in the meanwhile. It's worth every penny of that low, low price.

 

[Mathias Klemme]

thanks guys! I guess at that price, you can't go wrong...
Mathias

 

[Casey Neutron]

I'm not sure the "uncut" version has ever been seen outside of a few film festivals when it first premiered. As far as the film's format, Leonard Maltin's book says it's Super 35--which it is definitely not. It's anamorphic 2.35:1.

 

[Julian Lalor]

The uncut version was released everywhere except North America. There is a French DVD available with this version. The Criterion laserdisc is also the unrated version.

 

[Hendrik]

...ahh... FWIW the French DVD of Breaking The Waves features an anamorphic 1.85:1 transfer ...and English and French MPEG2 soundtracks, which -probably?- wouldn't play on R1 players, regardless of whether these were 'chipped' or not, nor -probably?- on such 'all-region' players as the Malata ...and non-optional French subtitles if the English soundtrack is selected...
http://www.dvdfr.com/dvd/fiche.php3?id=232 . . .

 

[Hendrik]

...OTOH the German DVD is transferred at anamorphic 2.35:1 ... but when the DD 2.0 English soundtrack is selected, non-optional German subtitles are included in the bargain...
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