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