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Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier

Birthday: 1956-04-30 | Place of Birth: Kongens Lyngby, 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".

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Was Ist Kino ?

as    Self (Archive Footage)

2023
Søger Kæreste/Muse

as    Himself

2022
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

as    Self / Director / Devil

2020
2018
2014
Arteholic

as    Self

2012
Side by Side

as    Self

2011
2010
2008
Ernst-Hugo

as    Self

2007
Occupations

as    Himself

2007
2007
Occupations

as    Self

2005
A Conversation with Lars von Trier

as    Interviewee

2005
Tilbageblik på Idioterne

as    Self - director

2005
The Road to Manderlay

as    Self - director

2004
Dogville Confessions

as    Self

2003
The Purified

as    Himself

2003
Inside Björk

as    Self

2003
Trier, Kidman og Cannes

as    Self

2000
Von Trier's 100 Eyes

as    Self

2000
1999
The Copyist

as    Self

1999
Dogma 95, a Serious Game?

as    Self