Lars von Trier
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Lars von Trier is a Danish director born in Copenhagen, co-founder of the Dogme 95 movement and one of the most deliberately provocative and formally inventive filmmakers in contemporary cinema. Breaking the Waves and Dancer in the Dark established his signature blend of raw emotional intensity and formal experimentation, the latter winning the Palme d'Or, while Dogville, staged almost entirely on a bare soundstage with chalk outlines instead of sets, showed his willingness to strip cinema down to its theatrical essentials. Antichrist, Melancholia, and Nymphomaniac, often grouped as a loose trilogy on depression, formed some of his most personally revealing and formally audacious later work, frequently built around intense female suffering. Von Trier's consistent formal provocation and unflinching examination of extreme psychological and physical suffering have made him one of the most controversial and influential auteurs in contemporary European cinema.
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Lars von Trier is a Danish director born in Copenhagen, co-founder of the Dogme 95 movement and one of the most deliberately provocative and formally inventive filmmakers in contemporary cinema. Breaking the Waves and Dancer in the Dark established his signature blend of raw emotional intensity and formal experimentation, the latter winning the Palme d'Or, while Dogville, staged almost entirely on a bare soundstage with chalk outlines instead of sets, showed his willingness to strip cinema down to its theatrical essentials. Antichrist, Melancholia, and Nymphomaniac, often grouped as a loose trilogy on depression, formed some of his most personally revealing and formally audacious later work, frequently built around intense female suffering. Von Trier's consistent formal provocation and unflinching examination of extreme psychological and physical suffering have made him one of the most controversial and influential auteurs in contemporary European cinema.
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013
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Antichrist
2009
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Dogville
2003
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Dancer in the Dark
2000
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The House That Jack Built
2018
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Melancholia
2011
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Breaking the Waves
1996
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The Idiots
1998
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Manderlay
2005
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Europa
1991
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The Element of Crime
1984
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To Each His Own Cinema
2007
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The Boss of It All
2006
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The Kingdom
1994
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Dimension
2010
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
2013
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Epidemic
1987
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Dogville: The Pilot
2003
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The Kingdom II
1998
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Nocturne
1980
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A Flower
1971
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The Orchid Gardener
1977
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Good Night, Dear
1968
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Images of Liberation
1982
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The Trip to Squash Land
1967
TV Shows
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Being Bo Widerberg
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Nocebo
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2022
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The House That Jack Built
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2018
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
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2013
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
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2013
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Melancholia
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2011
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Dimension
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2010
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Antichrist
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2009
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The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
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2007
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To Each His Own Cinema
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2007
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Lars von Trier and where are they from?
Lars von Trier is 70 years old, born on April 30, 1956 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
What are the most famous roles of Lars von Trier?
Lars von Trier is best known for directing Melancholia, Nymphomaniac: Vol. I, Nymphomaniac: Vol. II.
How many movies has Lars von Trier directed?
Over a 59-year career (since 1967), Lars von Trier has directed or written 33 films and worked on 3 TV shows.
What was Lars von Trier's first movie?
The career of Lars von Trier began with After ().
What is Lars von Trier's most recent movie or series?
Lars von Trier's most recent release is Nocebo, which premiered on January 1, 2022.
What TV shows has Lars von Trier created or directed?
On television, Lars von Trier has appeared in Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital, The Kingdom, Klovn.
Lars von Trier
1956-04-30 · Copenhagen, Denmark
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".