Lars von Trier
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".
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1956-04-30
Place of birth
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Cast
The Boss of It All
2006
6.58
Europa
1991
7.40
The Five Obstructions
2003
6.91
… But Film Is My Mistress
2010
6.20
Epidemic
1987
5.70
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
2000
7.20
Colors
2013
0.00
Dogville Confessions
2004
6.80
Side by Side
2012
7.25
Trier's Element
1991
0.00
Portrait of Lars von Trier
1991
0.00
I Am Curious, Film
1995
3.80
Lars From 1 - 10
1998
5.50
Arteholic
2014
5.00
Menthe: The Benefactor
1979
4.96
En invitation fra Lars von Trier
2015
0.00
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
2000
3.50
Goodbye, I'm Kurt
1969
6.00
Good Night, Dear
1968
4.90
The Kingdom
1994
7.80
The Making of Europa
1991
6.00
The Element of Crime
1984
6.40
The Orchid Gardener
1977
5.13
Trespassing Bergman
2013
6.57
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018
7.40
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
6.50
Living the Light: Robby Müller
2018
6.70
The Purified
2003
6.80
FreeDogme
2000
4.00
The Kingdom II
1998
7.70
The Exhibited
2000
0.00
Looking Back At The Idiots
2005
0.00
The Humiliated
1998
6.50
Ernst-Hugo
2008
8.00
Wag the Dogma
2001
0.00
The Idiots Who Started The Party
2020
6.00
The Idiots
1998
6.46
The Copyist
1999
0.00
Inside Björk
2003
8.60
Dogma 95, a Serious Game?
1999
0.00
Tilbageblik på Idioterne
2005
0.00
Trier, Kidman og Cannes
2003
0.00
The Road to Manderlay
2005
0.00
Clandestine Summer
1969
0.00
Being Bo Widerberg
2025
7.00
Plankton Salesmen
2017
0.00
Occupations
0.00