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Lars von Trier
Director, Writer, Actor, Producer, Editor, Additional CreditsBorn April 30, 1956 (69 years)
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".
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
Lars von Trier Filmography
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| 1994 | The Kingdom (1994) (TV Series) |
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| 2011 | Melancholia · as Screenplay |
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| 2007 | The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche - Part 1 · as Screenplay |
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| 2005 | Klovn (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Dear Wendy · as Screenplay |
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| 1998 | The Idiots · as Screenplay |
| 1997 | The Kingdom II · as Screenplay |
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| 1994 | The Kingdom · as Screenplay |
| 1994 | The Kingdom (1994) (TV Series) · as Screenplay |
| 1991 | Europa · as Screenplay |
| 1987 | Epidemic · as Screenplay |
| 1984 | The Element of Crime · as Screenplay |
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| 2013 | Colors · as Fuck Putas Edition |
| 2007 | The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche - Part 1 · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2007 | To Each His Own Cinema · as The Filmmaker (segment "occupations") |
| 2006 | The Boss of It All · as Narrator (uncredited) |
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| 1998 | |
| 1998 | The Idiots · as Interviewer (voice) (uncredited) |
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| 1991 | Europa · as Jew |
| 1989 | A World of Difference · as Cab Driver |
| 1984 | The Element of Crime · as Schmuck Of Ages |
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| 1980 | Nocturne · as Masked Man Bashing Through Window |
| 1969 | Clandestine Summer (TV Series) · as Lars |
| 2012 | A Royal Affair · as Executive Producer |
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| 2004 | Kingdom Hospital (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2000 | Kayaking on the Top of the World · as Executive Producer |
| 2000 | Italian for Beginners · as Associate Producer |
| 2025 | Bo Being Bo Widerberg · as Self |
| 2022 | Skabelsen af Riget Exodus · as Self / Director / Devil |
| 2020 | Idioterne der startede Festen · as Himself |
| 2018 | Robby Müller: Living the Light · as Self |
| 2018 | Bergman: A Year in a Life · as Self |
| 2014 | Arteholic · as Self |
| 2013 | Trespassing Bergman · as Self |
| 2012 | Side by Side · as Self |
| 2012 | Trespassing Bergman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | ...But Film is My Mistress · as Self |
| 2009 | Hollywood's Best Film Directors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Bucht der Milliardäre · as Self |
| 2005 | Klovn (TV Series) · as Lars Von Trier |
| 2005 | Letters to Dear Wendy · as Self - Screenwriter |
| 2005 | The Road to Manderlay · as Self |
| 2004 | At the Movies (2004) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Words in Progress · as Self |
| 2003 | The Five Obstructions · as Self / Obstructor (segment "the Conversations") |
| 2003 | Inside Björk · as Self |
| 2003 | Dogville Confessions · as Self |
| 2003 | Trier, Kidman og Cannes · as Self |
| 2002 | The Purified · as Himself |
| 2000 | Von Trier's 100 Eyes · as Self |
| 2000 | The Name of This Film Is Dogme95 · as Self |
| 2000 | D-dag - Instruktørene · as Self (directing) |
| 1999 | Morten Korch: You Are My Sunshine · as Self |
| 1999 | I Lars von Triers rige · as Self |
| 1999 | Foot on the Moon · as Self |
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| 1997 | The Kingdom II · as Self (uncredited) |
| 1996 | Whoever That Fails (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | I Am Curious, Film · as Self |
| 1995 | The Century of Cinema (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | The Kingdom · as Self (uncredited) |
| 1994 | The Kingdom (1994) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Eurotrash (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Gomorron (TV Series) · as Self - Från Cannes |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1990 | Söndagsöppet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Epidemic · as Self / Dr. Mesmer |
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| 2018 | The House That Jack Built · as Story |
| 2015 | Testamentet: Tage Skou-Hansen · as Concept |
| 2012 | A Royal Affair · as Script Supervisor |
| 2004 | Kingdom Hospital (TV Series) · as Story |
| 2003 | The Five Obstructions · as Idea |
| 1998 | The Idiots · as Director Of Photography |
| 1988 | Medea · as Adaptation |
| 1967 | The Trip to Squash Land · as Cinematographer |