8.6
8.6
Inside Björk
2003
as Self
Lars von Trier
Directing
Born:April 30, 1956(age 70)
Birthplace:Kongens Lyngby, Danmark
Nationality:Kingdom of Denmark
Education:National Film School of Denmark
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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".
Notable Works
Breaking the WavesEuropaThe KingdomDancer in the DarkDogvilleManderlay
Filmography (88 movies)
8.0
8.0
Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage
1980
8.0
8.0
Ernst-Hugo
2008
as Self
8.0
8.0
Le court des grands
2005
Director
8.0
8.0
Sauna
1986
Director
7.9
7.9
Dancer in the Dark
2000
Director
7.8
7.8
Dogville
2003
Director
7.8
7.8
The Kingdom
1994
Director
7.7
7.7
The Kingdom II
1998
Director
7.5
7.5
Breaking the Waves
1996
Writer
7.4
7.4
A Royal Affair
2012
Executive Producer
7.4
7.4
Europa
1991
Director
7.2
7.2
Side by Side
2012
as Self
7.2
7.2
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
2000
as Self
7.2
7.2
Melancholia
2011
Screenplay
7.1
7.1
The House That Jack Built
2018
Director
7.0
7.0
Being Bo Widerberg
2025
as Self
7.0
7.0
Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck
2020
as Lars von Trier
6.9
6.9
Manderlay
2005
Director
6.9
6.9
The Five Obstructions
2003
Director
6.8
6.8
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
2013
Writer
6.8
6.8
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
1997
6.8
6.8
The Purified
2003
as Himself
6.8
6.8
Dogville Confessions
2004
as Self
6.7
6.7
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013
Writer
6.7
6.7
Living the Light: Robby Müller
2018
as Self
6.7
6.7
Images of Liberation
1982
Director
6.6
6.6
Antichrist
2009
Director
6.6
6.6
The Boss of It All
2006
Director
6.5
6.5
The Humiliated
1998
6.5
6.5
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
Director
6.5
6.5
Medea
1989
Director
6.5
6.5
The Idiots
1998
Director
6.4
6.4
Kingdom Hospital
2004
Writer
6.4
6.4
The Element of Crime
1984
Screenplay
6.2
6.2
… But Film Is My Mistress
2010
as Self
6.0
6.0
Goodbye, I'm Kurt
1969
as Børge
6.0
6.0
The Making of Europa
1991
as Self - Director
6.0
6.0
The Idiots Who Started The Party
2020
as Himself
6.0
6.0
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
2006
Director
6.0
6.0
Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
2007
Director
5.8
5.8
Dear Wendy
2005
Screenplay
5.7
5.7
Epidemic
1987
Screenplay
5.6
5.6
Nocturne
1980
Writer
5.5
5.5
Lars From 1 - 10
1998
5.5
5.5
D-Day
2000
Director
5.5
5.5
Dogville: The Pilot
2003
Writer
5.3
5.3
Dimension
2010
Director
5.1
5.1
The Orchid Gardener
1977
Writer
5.0
5.0
Arteholic
2014
as Self
5.0
5.0
Menthe: The Benefactor
1979
Writer
4.9
4.9
Visions of Europe
2004
Producer
4.9
4.9
Good Night, Dear
1968
Writer
4.9
4.9
Why Try to Escape from That Which You Know You Can't Escape From? Because You Are a Coward
1970
Writer
4.6
4.6
The Trip to Squash Land
1967
Director
4.5
4.5
A Flower
1971
Director
4.5
4.5
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
2007
Screenplay
4.3
4.3
Constance
1998
Producer
4.0
4.0
FreeDogme
2000
as himself
3.9
3.9
The South
2004
Producer
3.8
3.8
I Am Curious, Film
1995
as Self
3.6
3.6
All About Anna
2005
Executive Producer
3.5
3.5
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
2000
as Self
3.0
3.0
Kayaking On The Top Of The World
2000
Executive Producer
1.0
1.0
HotMen CoolBoyz
2000
Producer
Portrait of Lars von Trier
1991
as Himself
Looking Back At The Idiots
2005
Trier's Element
1991
as Himself
Wag the Dogma
2001
A Conversation with Lars von Trier
2005
as Interviewee
Filmbyen: The New Mecca of Cinema
2007
as self
100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision
2000
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022
as Self / Director / Devil
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
1984
as Self - Film Director
Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier
1998
as Self
En invitation fra Lars von Trier
2015
The Copyist
1999
as Self
Dogma 95, a Serious Game?
1999
as Self
Tilbageblik på Idioterne
2005
as Self - director
Trier, Kidman og Cannes
2003
as Self
The Road to Manderlay
2005
as Self - director
The Missing Films
TBA
as Himself
The Exhibited
2000
Occupations
2007
Director
Im Laboratorium des Doktor von Trier: Zurück zur Magie des Kinos
1998
as Self
Clandestine Summer
1969
as Lars Johansen
After
TBA
Writer
Nocebo
TBA
Director
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