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Lars von Trier

Directing 69 years old Copenhagen, Denmark ★ 1.5
Born: April 30, 1956

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".

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Known For

To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema Director 2007
Europa
Europa Director 1991
Europa
Europa Continuity 1991
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II Director 2013
Antichrist
Antichrist Director 2009

Filmography

Acting Credits (62)

Being Bo Widerberg
Being Bo Widerberg Self 2025
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus Self / Director / Devil 2022
Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck
Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck Lars von Trier 2020
The Idiots Who Started The Party
The Idiots Who Started The Party Sig selv 2020
Living the Light: Robby Müller
Living the Light: Robby Müller Self 2018
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Bergman: A Year in a Life Self 2018
Plankton Salesmen
Plankton Salesmen Self (archive footage) 2017
En invitation fra Lars von Trier
En invitation fra Lars von Trier 2015
Arteholic
Arteholic Self 2014
Colors
Colors Fuck Putas Edition 2013
Trespassing Bergman
Trespassing Bergman Self 2013
Side by Side
Side by Side Self 2012
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
The Story of Film: An Odyssey Self 2011
… But Film Is My Mistress
… But Film Is My Mistress Self 2010
Ernst-Hugo
Ernst-Hugo Self 2008
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 Narrator (voice) 2007
To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema The filmmaker (segment "Occupations") 2007
Filmbyen: The New Mecca of Cinema
Filmbyen: The New Mecca of Cinema self 2007
The Boss of It All
The Boss of It All Narrator (uncredited) 2006
The Road to Manderlay
The Road to Manderlay Self - director 2005
Tilbageblik på Idioterne
Tilbageblik på Idioterne Self - director 2005
A Conversation with Lars von Trier
A Conversation with Lars von Trier Interviewee 2005
Looking Back At The Idiots
Looking Back At The Idiots 2005
Klovn
Klovn Lars von Trier 2005
Dogville Confessions
Dogville Confessions Self 2004
The Five Obstructions
The Five Obstructions Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations") 2003
Inside Björk
Inside Björk Self 2003
Trier, Kidman og Cannes
Trier, Kidman og Cannes Self 2003
The Purified
The Purified Himself 2003
Wag the Dogma
Wag the Dogma 2001
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
Von Trier's 100 Eyes Self 2000
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95 Self 2000
The Exhibited
The Exhibited 2000
FreeDogme
FreeDogme himself 2000
100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision
100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision 2000
The Copyist
The Copyist Self 1999
Dogma 95, a Serious Game?
Dogma 95, a Serious Game? Self 1999
The Humiliated
The Humiliated 1998
The Kingdom II
The Kingdom II Self (uncredited) 1998
The Idiots
The Idiots Interviewer (voice) (uncredited) 1998
Im Laboratorium des Doktor von Trier: Zurück zur Magie des Kinos
Im Laboratorium des Doktor von Trier: Zurück zur Magie des Kinos Self 1998
Lars From 1 - 10
Lars From 1 - 10 1998
Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier
Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier Self 1998
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier 1997
I Am Curious, Film
I Am Curious, Film Self 1995
The Kingdom
The Kingdom Self (uncredited) 1994
The Making of Europa
The Making of Europa Self - Director 1991
Europa
Europa Jew 1991
Trier's Element
Trier's Element Himself 1991
Portrait of Lars von Trier
Portrait of Lars von Trier Himself 1991
Epidemic
Epidemic Self / Dr. Mesmer 1987
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime Self - Film Director 1984
The Element of Crime
The Element of Crime Schmuck of Ages 1984
Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage
Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage 1980
Menthe: The Benefactor
Menthe: The Benefactor 1979
The Orchid Gardener
The Orchid Gardener Victor Morse 1977
Clandestine Summer
Clandestine Summer Lars 1969
Goodbye, I'm Kurt
Goodbye, I'm Kurt Børge 1969
Clandestine Summer
Clandestine Summer Lars Johansen 1969
Good Night, Dear
Good Night, Dear 1968
Grimme Award
Grimme Award Self 1964
The Missing Films
The Missing Films Himself

Directing Credits (39)

Writing Credits (40)

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