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