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Lars von Trier

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Cinematographer | * 04/30/1956 (67) | Kongens Lyngby (Denmark)
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Lars von Trier (né Trier; 30 April 1956) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. Beginning in the late-1960s as a child actor working on Danish television series Secret Summer, von Trier's career has spanned more than five decades. Considered a major figure of the European film industry, he and his works have been variously described as ambitious and provocative, as well as technically innovative. His films offer confrontational examinations of existential, social, psychosexual, and political issues, and deal in subjects including mercy, sacrifice, and mental health. He frequently collaborates with the actors Jens Albinus, Jean-Marc Barr, Udo Kier and Stellan Skarsgård. Von Trier co-created the avant-garde filmmaking movement Dogme 95 alongside fellow director Thomas Vinterberg and co-founded the Danish film production company Zentropa, the films from which have sold more than 350 million tickets and garnered eight Academy Award nominations. Von Trier has been the subject of criticisms and controversies. Cannes Film Festival, in addition to awarding his films on numerous occasions, once listed him as persona non grata for making a Nazism joke during an interview; animal harm on Manderlay's set, a... ()
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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".

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Comedies

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Awards & Nominations for Lars von Trier

Knight of The Order of The Dannebrog Konrad Wolf Prize Danish Dramatics' Honorary Award Allen Award Sonning Prize 3x European Film Award for Best Film European Film Academy Critics Award European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award Statens Kunstfonds Hædersydelse Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival) Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival) Palme d'Or César Award for Best Foreign Film Goya Award for Best European Film Order of the Dannebrog Kjeld Abell Prize 5x European Film Award for Best Film 3x European Film Award for Best Screenwriter 3x European Film Award for Best Director European Film Award for Best Documentary European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director European Film Academy Lux Award Academy Award for Best Original Song
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Movies with Lars von Trier as Actor(41)

as Self / Director / Devil2022 Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
as Pie2014 Too Many Cooks
as himself2013 Trespassing Bergman
as himself2012 Bergmans video
as himself2012 Side by Side
as himself2008 Ernst-Hugo
as The filmmaker (segment "Occupations")2007 To Each His Own Cinema
as Narrator2006 The Boss of It All
as himself2004 Dogville Confessions
as Himself - Obstructor / Lars von Trier2003 The Five Obstructions
as himself2003 The Purified
as himself2000 Von Trier's 100 Eyes
as himself2000 FreeDogme
as Interviewer (voice)1998 The Idiots
as himself1997 The Kingdom II
as himself1995 I Am Curious, Film
as himself1994 The Kingdom
as himself1991 Trier's Element
as Jew1991 Europa
as Self - Director1991 The Making of Europa
as Himself / Dr. Mesmer1987 Epidemic
as Schmuck of Ages1984 The Element of Crime
as Victor Morse1978 The Orchid Gardener

Movies with Lars von Trier as Crew(74)

Directing/Director2023 Études
Writing/Writer2023 Études
Directing/Director2018 The House That Jack Built
Writing/Writer2018 The House That Jack Built
Writing/Idea2018 The House That Jack Built
Writing/Story2018 The House That Jack Built
Directing/Director2013 Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Writing/Writer2013 Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Directing/Director2013 Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Writing/Writer2013 Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Directing/Script Supervisor2012 A Royal Affair
Directing/Director2011 Melancholia
Writing/Screenplay2011 Melancholia
Directing/Director2010 Dimension
Writing/Writer2010 Dimension
Directing/Director2009 Antichrist
Writing/Writer2009 Antichrist
Directing/Director2007 To Each His Own Cinema
Directing/Director2006 The Boss of It All
Writing/Writer2006 The Boss of It All
Production/Executive Producer2005 All About Anna
Directing/Director2005 Manderlay
Writing/Screenplay2005 Manderlay
Writing/Screenplay2005 Dear Wendy
Production/Producer2004 Visions of Europe
Production/Producer2004 The South
Writing/Writer2004 Kingdom Hospital
Directing/Director2003 The Five Obstructions
Writing/Author2003 The Five Obstructions
Camera/Camera Operator2003 Dogville
Directing/Director2003 Dogville
Writing/Screenplay2003 Dogville
Crew/Thanks2003 Screaming Men
Directing/Director2003 Dogville: The Pilot
Writing/Writer2003 Dogville: The Pilot
Directing/Director2001 D-Day
Production/Executive Producer2000 Kayaking On The Top Of The World
Camera/Camera Operator2000 Dancer in the Dark
Directing/Director2000 Dancer in the Dark
Writing/Writer2000 Dancer in the Dark
Production/Associate Producer2000 Italian for Beginners
Production/Producer1998 Constance
Camera/Director of Photography1998 The Idiots
Directing/Director1998 The Idiots
Writing/Screenplay1998 The Idiots
Directing/Director1997 The Kingdom II
Writing/Screenplay1997 The Kingdom II
Directing/Director1996 Breaking the Waves
Writing/Writer1996 Breaking the Waves
Directing/Director1994 The Kingdom
Writing/Screenplay1994 The Kingdom
Directing/Director1991 Europa
Writing/Screenplay1991 Europa
Directing/Director1988 Medea
Writing/Writer1988 Medea
Directing/Director1987 Epidemic
Editing/Editor1987 Epidemic
Writing/Screenplay1987 Epidemic
Directing/Director1984 The Element of Crime
Writing/Screenplay1984 The Element of Crime
Directing/Director1982 Images of Liberation
Writing/Writer1982 Images of Liberation
Directing/Director1980 Nocturne
Writing/Writer1980 Nocturne
Directing/Director1979 Menthe: The Benefactor
Writing/Writer1979 Menthe: The Benefactor
Directing/Director1978 The Orchid Gardener
Writing/Writer1978 The Orchid Gardener
Directing/Director1971 A Flower
Directing/Director1968 Good Night, Dear
Directing/Director1967 The Trip to Squash Land

Full Name: Lars Trier
Born: Monday, 04/30 1956 (April) in Kongens Lyngby (Denmark) (current age: 67 years + 333 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES)
Educated at: National Film School of Denmark
Spouses (current/former): Cæcilia Holbek Trier
Father: Fritz Michael Hartmann
Influenced by/Role models: Andrei Tarkovsky
Other names for Lars von Trier (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ларс фон Триер"
"拉斯·馮·提爾"
"ラース・フォン・トリアー"
"لارس فون ترايير"
"Lars Trier"
"라스 폰 트리에"
"拉斯·冯·提尔"
Lars von Trier frequently works together with these people:
Udo Kier (17x, Actor)
Jean-Marc Barr (12x, Actor)
Stellan Skarsgård (11x, Actor)
Manon Rasmussen (10x, Crew)
Vibeke Windeløv (9x, Crew)
Dennis Knudsen (9x, Crew)
Peter Hjorth (9x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2859, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/09/2024