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Lars von Trier
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 take…
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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".
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2025
Being Bo Widerberg
Movie Self
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2022
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Movie Self / Director / Devil
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2020
Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck
Movie Lars von Trier
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2020
The Idiots Who Started The Party
Movie Sig selv
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2018
The House That Jack Built
Movie Story
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2018
Living the Light: Robby Müller
Movie Self
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2018
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Movie Self
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2017
Plankton Salesmen
Movie Self (archive footage)
- 2015
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2014
Too Many Cooks
Movie Pie
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2014
Arteholic
Movie Self
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2013
Colors
Movie Fuck Putas Edition
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2013
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Movie Director
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2013
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Movie Director
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2013
Trespassing Bergman
Movie Self
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2012
Side by Side
Movie Self
More credits
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2012
A Royal Affair
Movie Executive Producer
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2011
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
TV show Self
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2011
Melancholia
Movie Director
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2010
Dimension
Movie Director
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2010
… But Film Is My Mistress
Movie Self
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2009
Antichrist
Movie Director
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2008
Ernst-Hugo
Movie Self
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2007
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
Movie Narrator (voice)
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2007
To Each His Own Cinema
Movie The filmmaker (segment "Occupations")
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2007
Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
Movie Director
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2007
Filmbyen: The New Mecca of Cinema
Movie self
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2006
The Boss of It All
Movie Narrator (uncredited)
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2006
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
Movie Director
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2005
The Road to Manderlay
Movie Self - director
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2005
Le court des grands
Movie Director
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2005
All About Anna
Movie Executive Producer
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2005
Tilbageblik på Idioterne
Movie Self - director
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2005
A Conversation with Lars von Trier
Movie Interviewee
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2005
Idiotic Filters
Movie
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2005
Manderlay
Movie Director
- 2005
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2005
Klovn
TV show Lars von Trier
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2005
Dear Wendy
Movie Screenplay
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2004
Dogville Confessions
Movie Self
