Lars von Trier
Directing
Born April 30, 1956 · Copenhagen, Denmark
Biography
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…
Known For · 40 titles
Grimme Award
Klovn
Eurotrash
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
The Idiots
Plankton Salesmen
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Portrait of Lars von Trier
Colors
To Each His Own Cinema
… But Film Is My Mistress
Europa
Side by Side
Dogville Confessions
Clandestine Summer
The Boss of It All
The Element of Crime
Epidemic
The Kingdom
The Humiliated
The Road to Manderlay
Trespassing Bergman
The Five Obstructions
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Arteholic
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
The Idiots Who Started The Party
The Purified
Ernst-Hugo
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
Dogma 95, a Serious Game?
Clandestine Summer
Tilbageblik på Idioterne
Idiotic Filters
Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier
Filmbyen: The New Mecca of Cinema
In Doctor von Trier's Laboratory: Back to the Magic of Cinema
The Kingdom II
Goodbye, I'm Kurt
Trier, Kidman og Cannes