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
Being Bo Widerberg
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck
The Idiots Who Started The Party
Living the Light: Robby Müller
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Plankton Salesmen
En invitation fra Lars von Trier
Too Many Cooks
Arteholic
Colors
Trespassing Bergman
Side by Side
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
… But Film Is My Mistress
Ernst-Hugo
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
To Each His Own Cinema
Filmbyen: The New Mecca of Cinema
The Boss of It All
The Road to Manderlay
Tilbageblik på Idioterne
A Conversation with Lars von Trier
Idiotic Filters
Looking Back At The Idiots
Klovn
Dogville Confessions
The Five Obstructions
Inside Björk
Trier, Kidman og Cannes
The Purified
Heart of the Festival
Wag the Dogma
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
Playing the Fool
100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision
The Exhibited
FreeDogme
100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision
The Copyist
Dogma 95, a Serious Game?
The Humiliated
The Kingdom II
The Idiots
In Doctor von Trier's Laboratory: Back to the Magic of Cinema
Lars From 1 - 10
Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
I Am Curious, Film
The Kingdom
Eurotrash
The Making of Europa
Europa
Trier's Element
Portrait of Lars von Trier
Epidemic
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
The Element of Crime
Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage
Menthe: The Benefactor
The Orchid Gardener
Clandestine Summer
Goodbye, I'm Kurt
Clandestine Summer
Good Night, Dear
Grimme Award
The Missing Films
Descendant - curated by Lars von Trier