Lars von Trier
Directing
Born: 1956-04-30 in 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
Klovn
Lars von Trier
Eurotrash
The Idiots
Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
Narrator (voice)
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self
Europa
Jew
The Element of Crime
Schmuck of Ages
… But Film Is My Mistress
Self
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Self / Director / Devil
Side by Side
Self
Ernst-Hugo
Self
Clandestine Summer
Lars
Colors
Fuck Putas Edition
The Orchid Gardener
Victor Morse
The Kingdom
Self (uncredited)
The Humiliated
Epidemic
Lars von Trier / Dr. Mesmer
The Kingdom II
Self (uncredited)
Plankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage)
Dogville Confessions
Self
Trespassing Bergman
Self
To Each His Own Cinema
The filmmaker (segment "Occupations")
The Purified
Himself
Too Many Cooks
Pie
Arteholic
Self
The Boss of It All
Narrator (uncredited)
FreeDogme
himself
Good Night, Dear
Idiotic Filters
Clandestine Summer
Lars Johansen
The Five Obstructions
Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
The Idiots Who Started The Party
Sig selv
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Self
The Exhibited
The Copyist
Self
Being Bo Widerberg
Self
Inside Björk
Self
The Missing Films
Himself