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Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier

Director · Born 1956-04-30 · Copenhagen, Denmark

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Biography

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".

Directed

  1. Melancholia (2011) — Director
  2. Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013) — Director
  3. Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) — Director
  4. The House That Jack Built (2018) — Director
  5. Antichrist (2009) — Director
  6. Dogville (2003) — Director
  7. Dancer in the Dark (2000) — Director
  8. Breaking the Waves (1996) — Director
  9. The Idiots (1998) — Director
  10. Manderlay (2005) — Director
  11. Europa (1991) — Director
  12. The Boss of It All (2006) — Director
  13. The Kingdom (1994) — Director
  14. The Element of Crime (1984) — Director
  15. The Five Obstructions (2003) — Director
  16. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — Director
  17. Epidemic (1987) — Director
  18. Medea (1989) — Director
  19. The Kingdom (1994) — Director
  20. The Kingdom II (1998) — Director
  21. Nocturne (1980) — Director
  22. The Trip to Squash Land (1967) — Director
  23. Why Try to Escape from That Which You Know You Can't Escape From? Because You Are a Coward (1970) — Director
  24. D-Day (2000) — Director
  25. The Orchid Gardener (1977) — Director
  26. A Flower (1971) — Director
  27. Dogville: The Pilot (2003) — Director
  28. Menthe: The Benefactor (1979) — Director
  29. Good Night, Dear (1968) — Director
  30. Images of Liberation (1982) — Director
  31. Dimension (2010) — Director
  32. Le court des grands (2005) — Director
  33. Sauna (1986) — Director
  34. Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition) (2006) — Director
  35. Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition) (2007) — Director
  36. After — Director
  37. Nocebo — Director

Also appeared in

  1. The Idiots (1998) — Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
  2. Europa (1991) — Jew
  3. The Boss of It All (2006) — Narrator (uncredited)
  4. Side by Side (2012) — Self
  5. The Kingdom (1994) — Self (uncredited)
  6. The Element of Crime (1984) — Schmuck of Ages
  7. The Five Obstructions (2003) — Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
  8. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — The filmmaker (segment "Occupations")
  9. Epidemic (1987) — Lars von Trier / Dr. Mesmer
  10. The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011) — Self
  11. The Kingdom II (1998) — Self (uncredited)
  12. Bergman: A Year in a Life (2018) — Self
  13. Klovn (2005) — Lars von Trier
  14. Trespassing Bergman (2013) — Self
  15. Dogville Confessions (2004) — Self
  16. The Orchid Gardener (1977) — Victor Morse
  17. Menthe: The Benefactor (1979)
  18. Good Night, Dear (1968)
  19. … But Film Is My Mistress (2010) — Self
  20. The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 (2007) — Narrator (voice)
  21. Eurotrash (1993)
  22. Von Trier's 100 Eyes (2000) — Self
  23. I Am Curious, Film (1995) — Self
  24. The Humiliated (1998)
  25. Living the Light: Robby Müller (2018) — Self
  26. Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier (1997)
  27. The Purified (2003) — Himself
  28. Inside Björk (2003) — Self
  29. Lars From 1 - 10 (1998)
  30. The Name of This Film Is Dogme95 (2000) — Self
  31. Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage (1980)
  32. The Making of Europa (1991) — Self - Director
  33. Goodbye, I'm Kurt (1969) — Børge
  34. Being Bo Widerberg (2025) — Self
  35. Clandestine Summer (1969) — Lars
  36. Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck (2020) — Lars von Trier
  37. A Conversation with Lars von Trier (2005) — Interviewee
  38. Trier's Element (1991) — Himself
  39. Portrait of Lars von Trier (1991) — Himself
  40. In Doctor von Trier's Laboratory: Back to the Magic of Cinema (1998) — Self