Lars von Trier

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

63

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-04-30 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Kongens Lyngby, Danmark

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

  • Klovn

    Klovn

  • Side by Side

    Side by Side

  • I Am Curious, Film

    I Am Curious, Film

  • Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier

    Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier

  • The Element of Crime

    The Element of Crime

  • The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

  • The Idiots

    The Idiots

  • Trier, Kidman og Cannes

    Trier, Kidman og Cannes

  • The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1

    The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1

  • To Each His Own Cinema

    To Each His Own Cinema

  • Being Bo Widerberg

    Being Bo Widerberg

  • The Humiliated

    The Humiliated

  • The Five Obstructions

    The Five Obstructions

  • Bergman: A Year in a Life

    Bergman: A Year in a Life

  • Trespassing Bergman

    Trespassing Bergman

  • Epidemic

    Epidemic

  • Europa

    Europa

  • The Kingdom

    The Kingdom

  • The Kingdom II

    The Kingdom II

  • Dogville Confessions

    Dogville Confessions

  • Lars From 1 - 10

    Lars From 1 - 10

  • Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

    Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

  • The Boss of It All

    The Boss of It All

  • Living the Light: Robby Müller

    Living the Light: Robby Müller

  • Inside Björk

    Inside Björk

  • Plankton Salesmen

    Plankton Salesmen

  • The Name of This Film Is Dogme95

    The Name of This Film Is Dogme95

  • Von Trier's 100 Eyes

    Von Trier's 100 Eyes

  • The Idiots Who Started The Party

    The Idiots Who Started The Party

  • Clandestine Summer

    Clandestine Summer

  • Ernst-Hugo

    Ernst-Hugo

  • The Road to Manderlay

    The Road to Manderlay

  • Arteholic

    Arteholic

  • … But Film Is My Mistress

    … But Film Is My Mistress

  • Goodbye, I'm Kurt

    Goodbye, I'm Kurt

  • The Purified

    The Purified

  • Dogma 95, a Serious Game?

    Dogma 95, a Serious Game?

  • Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime

    Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime

  • Filmbyen: The New Mecca of Cinema

    Filmbyen: The New Mecca of Cinema

  • Good Night, Dear

    Good Night, Dear

  • Colors

    Colors

  • Menthe: The Benefactor

    Menthe: The Benefactor

  • Tilbageblik på Idioterne

    Tilbageblik på Idioterne

  • The Missing Films

    The Missing Films

  • Clandestine Summer

    Clandestine Summer

  • Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck

    Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck

  • The Orchid Gardener

    The Orchid Gardener

  • Looking Back At The Idiots

    Looking Back At The Idiots

  • The Making of Europa

    The Making of Europa

  • A Conversation with Lars von Trier

    A Conversation with Lars von Trier

  • The Exhibited

    The Exhibited

  • Occupations

    Occupations

  • Portrait of Lars von Trier

    Portrait of Lars von Trier

  • FreeDogme

    FreeDogme

  • Trier's Element

    Trier's Element

  • 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

  • Wag the Dogma

    Wag the Dogma

  • Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage

    Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage

  • The Copyist

    The Copyist

  • Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier

    Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier

  • 100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision

    100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision