Lars von Trier
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: April 30, 1956 (69 years old)
Place of Birth: Kongens Lyngby, Danmark
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".
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Actor Interviewee
A Conversation with Lars von Trier
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Looking Back At The Idiots
Actor Self - director
Tilbageblik på Idioterne
Actor Self - director
The Road to Manderlay
Director
Manderlay
Screenplay
Dear Wendy
Executive Producer
All About Anna
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Le court des grands
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Manderlay
Camera Operator
Manderlay
2004
2003
Actor Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
The Five Obstructions
Actor Himself
The Purified
Actor Self
Inside Björk
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Trier, Kidman og Cannes
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Dogville
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The Five Obstructions
Thanks
Screaming Men
Camera Operator
Dogville
Director
Dogville: The Pilot
Writer
Dogville: The Pilot
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Dogville
Idea
The Five Obstructions
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The Five Obstructions
2001
2000
Actor Self
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
Actor Self
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
Actor himself
FreeDogme
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The Exhibited
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100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision
Director
Dancer in the Dark
Executive Producer
Kayaking On The Top Of The World
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D-Day
Camera Operator
Dancer in the Dark
Producer
HotMen CoolBoyz
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Dancer in the Dark
Lyricist
Dancer in the Dark
Associate Producer
Italian for Beginners
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1998
Actor Self
Im Laboratorium des Doktor von Trier: Zurück zur Magie des Kinos
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Lars From 1 - 10
Actor Self
Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier
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The Humiliated
Actor Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
The Idiots
Director of Photography
The Idiots
Screenplay
The Idiots
Director
The Idiots
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Constance
