Lars von Trier
Directing
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".
Born: April 30, 1956
Place of Birth: Kongens Lyngby, Danmark
Known For
Filmography
as Self
as Self / Director / Devil
as Lars von Trier
as Himself
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Fuck Putas Edition
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Narrator (voice)
as The filmmaker (segment "Occupations")
as Himself
as Narrator (uncredited)
as Interviewee
as Lars von Trier
as Self
as Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
as Self
as Himself
as Self
as himself
as Self
as Self
as Self (uncredited)
as Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
as Self
as Self (uncredited)
as Jew
as Self / Dr. Mesmer
as Schmuck of Ages
as Victor Morse
as Lars
as Børge
as Lars Johansen
as Himself