Lars von Trier

May – Lars von Trier's film Breaking the Waves wins the Grand Prix at the 49th Cannes Film Festival.

Patrick Leung

The film is directed by Patrick Leung with John Woo as its executive producer Breaking the Waves is described as a youthful, light-hearted, and romantic story about Xiaoyue, a fiery and irritable dragon boat trainer who learns patience from Joe Chen's sunny boyfriend, Tianhua.

Tom Morris

Scottish Opera Presents the European Premiere of Missy Mazzoli's Breaking the Waves Based on Lars von Trier's award-winning film, Breaking the Waves is directed by Tom Morris, the Tony Award-winning Artistic Director of Bristol Old Vic.

Bess McNeill , a young religious woman in a tiny Scottish seaside village,

In “Breaking the Waves” — both the haunting, virtuosic 1996 film by director Lars von Trier and the recent operatic adaptation that received a triumphant local premiere from West Edge Opera on Saturday, Aug. 10 — Bess McNeill, a young religious woman in a tiny Scottish seaside village, gives herself up to a life of prostitution to help director Lars von Trier's husband recover from a near-fatal industrial accident.

Roar Uthaug

The series reboot (there were 2001 and 2003 films starring Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft) is directed by Roar Uthaug (The Wave).

Watson , 48,

Watson, 48, burst onto the film scene with Lars von Trier’s 1996 film “Breaking the Waves” for which Lars von Trier received an Oscar nomination for Lars von Trier's portrayal of a woman obsessively in love with Lars von Trier's husband.

Academy Award-nominee Emily Watson and Robert Carlyle The Full Monty (Breaking the Waves) ()

Angela's Ashes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir, comes to life in this stirring film from acclaimed director Alan Parker (Evita) starring Academy Award-nominee Emily Watson (Breaking The Waves) and Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty).

Captain Mildred H. McAfee

Captain Mildred H. McAfee was the first director of the WAVES (1942–1945).

Adrian Rawlins'

Movies by actor: Adrian Rawlins' Breaking the Waves is Lars von Tier's intimate story of love, loss, faith, and tragedy.

John Andreas Andersen

It is the sequel to the worldwide hit THE WAVE and the film marks a return to the disaster genre for Fantefilm and award winning cinematographer and director John Andreas Andersen.

Lieutenant Commander Mildred McAfee

Lieutenant Commander Mildred McAfee, director of the WAVES, was the first.

director Trey Edward Shults

Because of Shults’ approach, the Waves soundtrack is unlike any other, and director Trey Edward Shults broke the Waves soundtrack down for us track-by- track.

Gregory La Cava

The movie was written by Phyllis Bottome, Gregory La Cava and Lynn Starling, and was directed by La Cava.

James Whale

The movie was written by Preston Sturges based on the plays of Marcel Pagnol and the films based on them, and was directed by James Whale (director of Frankenstein and The Invisible Man).

Adventurer/Stormchaser George Kourounis

Adventurer/Stormchaser George Kourounis films the crashing waves as the hurricane impacts

Mark Waters

Director Mark Waters previously helmed 2003's 'Freaky Friday,' 2004's 'Mean Girls,' and 2009's 'Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,' all of them smart, energetically mounted studio productions that exceeded their plot conventions.

in the Muslim world with Paul Mawhinney's documentary, Death of a Princess, a program based on the beheading of a Saudi princess and Antony Thomas's adulterous lover, which, when broadcast by an ITV company in 1980, caused canceled contracts and threats of retribution from the Saudi rulers

The director, Antony Thomas, made waves in the Muslim world nearly 30 years ago with Paul Mawhinney's documentary, Death of a Princess, a program based on the beheading of a Saudi princess and Antony Thomas's adulterous lover, which, when broadcast by an ITV company in 1980, caused canceled contracts and threats of retribution from the Saudi rulers.

Joy Hancock

When Joy Hancock became WAVES’ director, Joy Hancock spent two years doggedly pursuing Joy Hancock's main goal – a permanent place for women in the U.S. Navy – and was instrumental in the passage of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act.

Norman Jewison

Director Norman Jewison later worked together on The Hurricane.

Joy Bright Hancock

As third director of the WAVES, Joy Bright Hancock took a leading part in the preparation and promotion of what eventually became the “Women’s Armed Services Integration Act,” signed by the President on June 12, 1948.