Lars von 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
Clandestine Summer
Lars
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self
The Idiots
Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
The Boss of It All
Narrator (uncredited)
To Each His Own Cinema
The filmmaker (segment "Occupations")
Side by Side
Self
Europa
Jew
The Element of Crime
Schmuck of Ages
Trespassing Bergman
Self
Epidemic
Self / Dr. Mesmer
The Kingdom II
Self (uncredited)
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Self
Dogville Confessions
Self
The Idiots Who Started The Party
Himself
Arteholic
Self
Living the Light: Robby Müller
Self
The Kingdom
Self (uncredited)
Bo Being Bo Widerberg
Self
… But Film Is My Mistress
Self
The Five Obstructions
Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
Self - Film Director
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
Narrator (voice)
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
Self
Inside Björk
Self
The Missing Films
Himself
Goodbye, I'm Kurt
Børge
Ernst-Hugo
Self
Plankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage)
The Humiliated
Colors
Fuck Putas Edition
100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision
Wag the Dogma
I Am Curious, Film
Self
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Self / Director / Devil
FreeDogme
himself
The Road to Manderlay
Self - director
Filmbyen: The New Mecca of Cinema
self
The Making of Europa
Self - Director
Trier's Element
Himself
Good Night, Dear
Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck
Lars von Trier
Menthe: The Benefactor
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
Self
Dogma 95, a Serious Game?
Self
A Conversation with Lars von Trier
Interviewee
Occupations
Self
Tilbageblik på Idioterne
Self - director
Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage
The Purified
Himself
Portrait of Lars von Trier
Himself
Lars From 1 - 10
Looking Back At The Idiots
The Orchid Gardener
Victor Morse
Clandestine Summer
Lars Johansen
Trier, Kidman og Cannes
Self
En invitation fra Lars von Trier
The Exhibited
Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier
Self
The Copyist
Self
Im Laboratorium des Doktor von Trier: Zurück zur Magie des Kinos
Self
Grimme Awards Ceremony
Self