Director
Lars von Trier
Born April 30, 1956 in Copenhagen, Denmark36 films
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.
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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".
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Filmography
36 films as director- TBAAfterDirector
- TBAÉtudesDirector
- 2018The House That Jack BuiltDirector
- 2013Nymphomaniac: Vol. IIDirector
- 2013Nymphomaniac: Vol. IDirector
- 2011MelancholiaDirector
- 2010DimensionDirector
- 2009AntichristDirector
- 2007To Each His Own CinemaDirector
- 2007Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)Director
- 2006The Boss of It AllDirector
- 2006Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)Director
- 2005Le court des grandsDirector
- 2005ManderlayDirector
- 2003Dogville: The PilotDirector
- 2003The Five ObstructionsDirector
- 2003DogvilleDirector
- 2000Dancer in the DarkDirector
- 2000D-DayDirector
- 1998The Kingdom IIDirector
- 1998The IdiotsDirector
- 1996Breaking the WavesDirector
- 1994The KingdomDirector
- 1991EuropaDirector
- 1989MedeaDirector
- 1987EpidemicDirector
- 1986SaunaDirector
- 1984The Element of CrimeDirector
- 1982Images of LiberationDirector
- 1980NocturneDirector
- 1979Menthe: The BenefactorDirector
- 1977The Orchid GardenerDirector
- 1971A FlowerDirector
- 1970Why Try to Escape from That Which You Know You Can't Escape From? Because You Are a CowardDirector
- 1968Good Night, DearDirector
- 1967The Trip to Squash LandDirector