Lars von Trier
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Lars von Trier

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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".

Films Featuring Lars von Trier

The Boss of It All

20066.6

Europa

19917.3

The Five Obstructions

20036.9

… But Film Is My Mistress

20106.3

Epidemic

19875.7

Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck

20207.0

The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1

20074.7

Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier

19977.4

Von Trier's 100 Eyes

20007.4

Colors

2013

Dogville Confessions

20047.0

Side by Side

20127.3

A Conversation with Lars von Trier

20059.0

Trier's Element

Trier's Element

19917.0

Portrait of Lars von Trier

Portrait of Lars von Trier

19917.0

In Doctor von Trier's Laboratory: Back to the Magic of Cinema

In Doctor von Trier's Laboratory: Back to the Magic of Cinema

19987.0

Filmbyen: The New Mecca of Cinema

2007

I Am Curious, Film

19954.2

Lars From 1 - 10

Lars From 1 - 10

19987.0

Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime

Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime

19848.0

Arteholic

20145.0

Menthe: The Benefactor

19795.5

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

2022

Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier

Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier

1998

En invitation fra Lars von Trier

En invitation fra Lars von Trier

2015

The Name of This Film Is Dogme95

20005.0

Goodbye, I'm Kurt

19696.5

Good Night, Dear

19685.0

Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage

19807.7

The Kingdom

19947.8

The Making of Europa

The Making of Europa

19916.7

The Element of Crime

19846.4

The Orchid Gardener

19775.3

Trespassing Bergman

20136.6

Bergman: A Year in a Life

20187.4

To Each His Own Cinema

20076.4

Living the Light: Robby Müller

20186.7

The Purified

20037.0

FreeDogme

20004.0

The Kingdom II

19987.6

The Exhibited

20008.0

Looking Back At The Idiots

2005

The Humiliated

19986.9

Ernst-Hugo

20088.0

Wag the Dogma

Wag the Dogma

200110.0

The Idiots Who Started The Party

20206.0

The Idiots

19986.5

100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision

20007.0

The Missing Films

The Copyist

19998.0

Inside Björk

20038.6

Dogma 95, a Serious Game?

1999

Tilbageblik på Idioterne

Tilbageblik på Idioterne

2005

Trier, Kidman og Cannes

20038.0

The Road to Manderlay

The Road to Manderlay

2005

Clandestine Summer

1969

Being Bo Widerberg

20258.0

Plankton Salesmen

2017

Playing the Fool

Playing the Fool

2000

Idiotic Filters

2005

100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision

2000

Descendant - curated by Lars von Trier