Directing
Lars von Trier
DA, SV, EN, RU cinema · 100 credits
Born
30 April 1956 (age 70)
Birthplace
Copenhagen, Denmark
Also known as Lars Trier
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
The Missing Films
as Himself
After
Director, Writer
Études
Director
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
as Self / Director / Devil
Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck
as Lars von Trier
The Idiots Who Started The Party
as Sig selv
The House That Jack Built
Director, Writer, Idea
Plankton Salesmen
as Self (archive footage)
Arteholic
as Self
Colors
as Fuck Putas Edition
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Director, Writer
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Director, Writer
Side by Side
as Self
A Royal Affair
Executive Producer, Script Supervisor
Melancholia
Director, Screenplay
Dimension
Director, Writer
Antichrist
Director, Writer
Ernst-Hugo
as Self
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
as Narrator (voice), Screenplay
To Each His Own Cinema
as The filmmaker (segment "Occupations"), Director
The Boss of It All
as Narrator (uncredited), Writer, Director
A Conversation with Lars von Trier
as Interviewee
Tilbageblik på Idioterne
2005
Tilbageblik på Idioterne
as Self - director
The Road to Manderlay
2005
The Road to Manderlay
as Self - director
Manderlay
Director, Writer, Camera Operator
Dear Wendy
Screenplay
All About Anna
Executive Producer
Le court des grands
Director
The South
Producer
Visions of Europe
Producer
The Five Obstructions
as Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations"), Director, Writer, Idea
The Purified
as Himself
Inside Björk
as Self
Dogville
Director, Camera Operator, Writer
Dogville: The Pilot
Director, Writer
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
FreeDogme
as himself
Dancer in the Dark
Director, Camera Operator, Writer, Lyricist
Kayaking On The Top Of The World
Executive Producer
D-Day
Director, Writer
HotMen CoolBoyz
Producer
Italian for Beginners
Associate Producer
The Copyist
as Self
The Kingdom II
as Self (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
The Idiots
as Interviewer (voice) (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
Constance
Producer
Breaking the Waves
Director, Writer
The Kingdom
as Self (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Europa
as Jew, Director, Screenplay, Continuity
Trier's Element
as Himself
The Making of Europa
1991
The Making of Europa
as Self - Director
Medea
Director, Adaptation
Epidemic
as Lars von Trier / Dr. Mesmer, Director, Screenplay, Camera Operator, Editor
Sauna
Director
Ennenstadt Europa - Om Lars von Trier og 'Forbrydelsens element'
1984
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
as Self - Film Director
The Element of Crime
as Schmuck of Ages, Director, Screenplay
Images of Liberation
Director, Writer
Nocturne
Director, Writer
Menthe: The Benefactor
as The Driver, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
The Orchid Gardener
as Victor Morse, Writer, Director
A Flower
Director
Goodbye, I'm Kurt
as Børge
Clandestine Summer
as Lars Johansen
Good Night, Dear
Actor, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
