Lars von Trier
Known for: Directing
Born: April 30, 1956
Place of birth: 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 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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Filmography
98 movies · 7 TV shows, newest first
8.0
Being Bo Widerberg
2025
NR
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022
7.0
Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck
2020
6.0
The Idiots Who Started The Party
2020
7.1
The House That Jack Built
2018
6.7
Living the Light: Robby Müller
2018
7.4
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018
NR
Plankton Salesmen
2017NR
En invitation fra Lars von Trier
2015
5.0
Arteholic
2014
NR
Colors
2013
6.7
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013
6.8
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
2013
6.6
Trespassing Bergman
2013
7.3
Side by Side
2012
7.3
A Royal Affair
2012
7.7
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
7.1
Melancholia
2011
5.5
Dimension
2010
6.3
… But Film Is My Mistress
2010
6.6
Antichrist
2009
8.0
Ernst-Hugo
2008
4.7
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
2007
6.4
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
6.0
Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
2007
NR
Filmbyen: The New Mecca of Cinema
2007
6.6
The Boss of It All
2006
6.0
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
2006NR
The Road to Manderlay
2005
8.0
Le court des grands
2005
3.7
All About Anna
2005NR
Tilbageblik på Idioterne
2005
9.0
A Conversation with Lars von Trier
2005
NR
Idiotic Filters
2005
6.9
Manderlay
2005NR
Looking Back At The Idiots
2005
8.5
Klovn
2005
5.8
Dear Wendy
2005
7.0
Dogville Confessions
2004
5.3
Visions of Europe
2004
6.4
Kingdom Hospital
2004
7.0
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
2004
4.4
The South
2004
6.1
Dogville: The Pilot
2003
6.9
The Five Obstructions
2003NR
Obstruction #1 - The Perfect Human: Cuba
2003
8.6
Inside Björk
2003
8.0
Trier, Kidman og Cannes
2003
7.7
Dogville
2003
6.2
Screaming Men
2003
7.0
The Purified
200310.0
Wag the Dogma
2001
5.5
Kayaking On The Top Of The World
2000
6.4
Italian for Beginners
2000
7.4
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
2000
5.0
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
2000
7.8
Dancer in the Dark
2000NR
Playing the Fool
2000
NR
100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision
2000
2.8
HotMen CoolBoyz
2000
8.0
The Exhibited
2000
4.0
FreeDogme
2000
7.0
100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision
2000
5.6
D-Day
2000
8.0
The Copyist
1999
NR
Dogma 95, a Serious Game?
1999
6.9
The Humiliated
1998
7.6
The Kingdom II
1998
6.5
The Idiots
1998
5.3
Constance
19987.0
In Doctor von Trier's Laboratory: Back to the Magic of Cinema
19987.0
Lars From 1 - 10
1998NR
Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier
1998
7.4
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
1997
7.5
Breaking the Waves
1996
4.2
I Am Curious, Film
1995
7.8
The Kingdom
1994
7.6
The Kingdom
1994
6.5
Eurotrash
19936.7
The Making of Europa
1991
7.3
Europa
1991
7.0
Trier's Element
19917.0
Portrait of Lars von Trier
1991
6.5
Medea
1989
5.7
Epidemic
1987
8.0
Sauna
19868.0
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
1984
6.4
The Element of Crime
1984
6.8
Images of Liberation
1982
7.7
Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage
1980
5.6
Nocturne
1980
5.5
Menthe: The Benefactor
1979
5.3
The Orchid Gardener
1977
4.7
A Flower
19715.1
Why Try to Escape from That Which You Know You Can't Escape From? Because You Are a Coward
1970
7.5
Clandestine Summer
1969
6.5
Goodbye, I'm Kurt
1969
NR
Clandestine Summer
1969
5.0
Good Night, Dear
1968
4.8
The Trip to Squash Land
1967NR
Grimme Award
1964
NR
The Missing Films
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NR
Descendant - curated by Lars von Trier
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NR
After
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NR
Études
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