Lars von Trier

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

63

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-04-30 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Copenhagen, Denmark

Lars von Trier

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, 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".

Known For

  • Grimme Award

    Grimme Award

  • The Humiliated

    The Humiliated

  • Klovn

    Klovn

  • Plankton Salesmen

    Plankton Salesmen

  • The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

  • Ernst-Hugo

    Ernst-Hugo

  • Dogville Confessions

    Dogville Confessions

  • The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1

    The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1

  • Trespassing Bergman

    Trespassing Bergman

  • The Idiots

    The Idiots

  • Epidemic

    Epidemic

  • The Idiots Who Started The Party

    The Idiots Who Started The Party

  • The Element of Crime

    The Element of Crime

  • Colors

    Colors

  • Arteholic

    Arteholic

  • The Purified

    The Purified

  • To Each His Own Cinema

    To Each His Own Cinema

  • Europa

    Europa

  • Side by Side

    Side by Side

  • Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

    Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

  • Von Trier's 100 Eyes

    Von Trier's 100 Eyes

  • The Boss of It All

    The Boss of It All

  • Clandestine Summer

    Clandestine Summer

  • The Road to Manderlay

    The Road to Manderlay

  • The Kingdom

    The Kingdom

  • The Kingdom II

    The Kingdom II

  • The Five Obstructions

    The Five Obstructions

  • Wag the Dogma

    Wag the Dogma

  • Clandestine Summer

    Clandestine Summer

  • Bergman: A Year in a Life

    Bergman: A Year in a Life

  • Trier, Kidman og Cannes

    Trier, Kidman og Cannes

  • FreeDogme

    FreeDogme

  • The Orchid Gardener

    The Orchid Gardener

  • The Exhibited

    The Exhibited

  • The Missing Films

    The Missing Films

  • Living the Light: Robby Müller

    Living the Light: Robby Müller

  • Tilbageblik på Idioterne

    Tilbageblik på Idioterne

  • Menthe: The Benefactor

    Menthe: The Benefactor

  • Good Night, Dear

    Good Night, Dear

  • Being Bo Widerberg

    Being Bo Widerberg

  • Goodbye, I'm Kurt

    Goodbye, I'm Kurt

  • Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime

    Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime

  • 100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision

    100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision

  • Trier's Element

    Trier's Element

  • The Making of Europa

    The Making of Europa

  • A Conversation with Lars von Trier

    A Conversation with Lars von Trier

  • … But Film Is My Mistress

    … But Film Is My Mistress

  • The Copyist

    The Copyist

  • Dogma 95, a Serious Game?

    Dogma 95, a Serious Game?

  • Filmbyen: The New Mecca of Cinema

    Filmbyen: The New Mecca of Cinema

  • Inside Björk

    Inside Björk

  • Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier

    Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier

  • Portrait of Lars von Trier

    Portrait of Lars von Trier

  • Looking Back At The Idiots

    Looking Back At The Idiots

  • I Am Curious, Film

    I Am Curious, Film

  • The Name of This Film Is Dogme95

    The Name of This Film Is Dogme95

  • En invitation fra Lars von Trier

    En invitation fra Lars von Trier

  • Im Laboratorium des Doktor von Trier: Zurück zur Magie des Kinos

    Im Laboratorium des Doktor von Trier: Zurück zur Magie des Kinos

  • Lars From 1 - 10

    Lars From 1 - 10

  • Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier

    Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier

  • Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck

    Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck

  • Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage

    Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage

  • Occupations

    Occupations