Lars von Trier
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 30, 1956 (age 70)
- Birthplace
- 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".
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Filmography
After
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Études
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The House That Jack Built
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
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A Royal Affair
Movie · Script Supervisor
Melancholia
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Dimension
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Antichrist
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To Each His Own Cinema
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Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
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The Boss of It All
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Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
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Manderlay
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Le court des grands
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Dogville
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The Five Obstructions
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Dogville: The Pilot
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Dancer in the Dark
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D-Day
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The Idiots
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The Kingdom II
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Breaking the Waves
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The Kingdom
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The Kingdom
TV · Director · 13 eps
Europa
Movie · Director, Continuity
Medea
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Epidemic
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Sauna
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The Element of Crime
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Images of Liberation
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Nocturne
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Menthe: The Benefactor
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The Orchid Gardener
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A Flower
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Why Try to Escape from That Which You Know You Can't Escape From? Because You Are a Coward
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Good Night, Dear
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The Trip to Squash Land
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