Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier

b. 1956 (age 70) Kongens Lyngby, Denmark

Director Writer

Lars von Trier ( born Lars Trier; 30 April 1956) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely associated with the Dogme 95 collective, although his own films have taken a variety of different approaches. He is known for his female-centric parables and his exploration of controversial subject matter. Von Trier began making his own films at the age of 11 after receiving a Super-8 camera as a gift, and his first publicly released film was an experimental short called The Orchid Gardener, in 1977. His first feature film came seven years later, The Element of Crime, in 1984. As of 2010, he has directed a further 10 feature films, 5 short films and 4 television productions. He has been married twice and is currently married to Bente Frøge. Von Trier suffers periodically from depression, as well as various fears and phobias, including an intense fear of flying. As he himself once put it, "Basically, I'm afraid of everything in life, except filmmaking".

Known For

Dancer in the Dark

Dancer in the Dark

Dogville

Antichrist

Melancholia

Filmography

Bodil Jørgensen - Man ved aldrig med i morgen

Lars von Trier: The Burden from Donald Duck

The House That Jack Built

The House That Jack Built

2018 Director Writer

Bergman: A Year in a Life

Bergman: A Year in a Life

Robby Müller: Living the Light

Robby Müller: Living the Light

L'image originelle

Testamentet: Tage Skou-Hansen

Arteholic

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

2013 Director Writer

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

2013 Director Writer

Bergmans video

Melancholia

2011 Director Writer

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

Ett liv med film

Antichrist

2009 Director Writer

Ernst-Hugo

To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema

2007 Director Writer

The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche - Part 1

The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche - Part 1

Filmbyen, la nouvelle Mecque du cinéma?

The Boss of It All

The Boss of It All

2006 Director Writer

Manderlay

2005 Director Writer

Dear Wendy

Clown

The Road to Manderlay

Letters to Dear Wendy

A Conversation with Lars von Trier

A Conversation with Lars von Trier

Lettre à un jeune cinéaste

Sunshine Airlines

Dogville

2003 Director Writer

The Five Obstructions

The Five Obstructions

2003 Writer Director

Trier, Kidman og Cannes

Trier, Kidman og Cannes

Seven Go on the Road

The Purified

D-Day: The Finished Film

D-Day: The Finished Film

Wag the Dogma

Mens vi venter på kometen

Dancer in the Dark

Dancer in the Dark

2000 Director Writer

D-Day

Von Trier's 100 Eyes

Von Trier's 100 Eyes

The Name of This Film Is Dogme95

The Name of This Film Is Dogme95

The Exhibited

2000 Self Writer

D-dag - Instruktørene

Reflets dans un coeur d'or

The Copier

Morten Korch: You Are My Sunshine

I Lars von Triers rige

Foot on the Moon

Store Klaus og lille Lars

Dogma 95, a serious game?

The Idiots

1998 Director Writer

Im Laboratorium des Doktor von Trier: Zurück zur Magie des Kinos

Tranceformer

Bagom Riget II og Lars von Trier: Instruktøren holder fridag

Bagom Riget II og Lars von Trier: Instruktøren holder fridag

Bodilfesten 1997

Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves

1996 Director Writer

Century of Cinema

The Teacher's Room

1994 Director Writer

I Lars von Triers rige - en mand og hans tv-serie

Europa

1991 Director Writer

The Making of 'Europa'

The Making of 'Europa'

Trier's Element

Trier's Element

Portræt af: Lars von Trier

Medea

1988 Director Writer

Epidemic

1987 Director Writer

The Element of Crime

The Element of Crime

1984 Director Writer

Ennenstadt Europa - Om Lars von Trier og 'Forbrydelsens element'

Befrielsesbilleder

Befrielsesbilleder

1982 Director Writer

The Last Detail

Nocturne

1980 Actor Director Writer

Masked Man Bashing Through Window

Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage

Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage

Menthe - la bienheureuse

Menthe - la bienheureuse

1979 Actor Director Writer Cinematographer

The Orchid Gardener

The Orchid Gardener

1978 Actor Director Writer

A Flower

1971 Director Writer Cinematographer

Why Try to Escape from Which You Know You Can't Escape from? Because You Are a Coward

Why Try to Escape from Which You Know You Can't Escape from? Because You Are a Coward

1970 Director Writer Cinematographer

Hemmelig sommer

Hemmelig sommer

1969 Director Writer Cinematographer

A Dead Boring Experience

1969 Director Writer Cinematographer

Goodbye, I'm Kurt

Goodbye, I'm Kurt

Clandestine Summer

Good Night, Dear

Good Night, Dear

1968 Director Writer Cinematographer

The Trip to Squash Land

1967 Director Writer Cinematographer

Director Writer

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