Lars von Trier
Directing
- Born:
- 1956-04-30
- Place of birth:
- Copenhagen, Denmark
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".
Known For
Filmography
Descendant - curated by Lars von Trier
Being Bo Widerberg
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck
The Idiots Who Started The Party
The House That Jack Built
Living the Light: Robby Müller
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Plankton Salesmen
En invitation fra Lars von Trier
Too Many Cooks
Arteholic
Colors
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Trespassing Bergman
Side by Side
A Royal Affair
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Melancholia
Dimension
… But Film Is My Mistress
Antichrist
Ernst-Hugo
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
To Each His Own Cinema
Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
Filmbyen: The New Mecca of Cinema
The Boss of It All
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
The Road to Manderlay
Le court des grands
All About Anna
Tilbageblik på Idioterne
A Conversation with Lars von Trier
Idiotic Filters
Manderlay
Looking Back At The Idiots
Klovn
Dear Wendy
Dogville Confessions
Visions of Europe
Kingdom Hospital
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
The South
Dogville: The Pilot
The Five Obstructions
Obstruction #1 - The Perfect Human: Cuba
Inside Björk
Trier, Kidman og Cannes
Dogville
Screaming Men
The Purified
Heart of the Festival
Wag the Dogma
Kayaking On The Top Of The World
Italian for Beginners
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
Dancer in the Dark