Lars von Trier
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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".
Known for
Credits
The Idiots (1998)
as Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
as The filmmaker (segment "Occupations")
Europa (1991)
as Jew
The Element of Crime (1984)
as Schmuck of Ages
Bergman: A Year in a Life (2018)
as Self
The Boss of It All (2006)
as Narrator (uncredited)
Side by Side (2012)
as Self
Dogville Confessions (2004)
as Self
Ernst-Hugo (2008)
as Self
… But Film Is My Mistress (2010)
as Self
The Five Obstructions (2003)
as Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
The Kingdom (1994)
as Self (uncredited)
The Humiliated (1998)
Actor
Clandestine Summer (1969)
as Lars Johansen
Colors (2013)
as Fuck Putas Edition
Trespassing Bergman (2013)
as Self
The Kingdom II (1998)
as Self (uncredited)
Arteholic (2014)
as Self
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus (2022)
as Self / Director / Devil
Epidemic (1987)
as Lars von Trier / Dr. Mesmer
Being Bo Widerberg (2025)
as Self
The Copyist (1999)
as Self
Plankton Salesmen (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
FreeDogme (2000)
as himself
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 (2007)
as Narrator (voice)
Good Night, Dear (1968)
Actor
Portrait of Lars von Trier (1991)
as Himself
The Idiots Who Started The Party (2020)
as Sig selv
The Orchid Gardener (1977)
as Victor Morse
The Exhibited (2000)
Actor
In Doctor von Trier's Laboratory: Back to the Magic of Cinema (1998)
as Self
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier (1997)
Actor
Dogma 95, a Serious Game? (1999)
as Self
Goodbye, I'm Kurt (1969)
as Børge
Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier (1998)
as Self
The Purified (2003)
as Himself
Menthe: The Benefactor (1979)
Actor
100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision (2000)
Actor
100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision (2000)
Actor
Trier, Kidman og Cannes (2003)
as Self
Von Trier's 100 Eyes (2000)
as Self
Idiotic Filters (2005)
Actor
Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage (1980)
Actor
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95 (2000)
as Self
The Missing Films (—)
as Himself
Inside Björk (2003)
as Self
The Making of Europa (1991)
as Self - Director
The Road to Manderlay (2005)
as Self - director
Descendant - curated by Lars von Trier (—)
Actor
En invitation fra Lars von Trier (2015)
Actor
Filmbyen: The New Mecca of Cinema (2007)
as self
Playing the Fool (2000)
as Self
Wag the Dogma (2001)
Actor
Trier's Element (1991)
as Himself
Tilbageblik på Idioterne (2005)
as Self - director
Looking Back At The Idiots (2005)
Actor
Living the Light: Robby Müller (2018)
as Self
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime (1984)
as Self - Film Director
I Am Curious, Film (1995)
as Self
A Conversation with Lars von Trier (2005)
as Interviewee
Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck (2020)
as Lars von Trier
Lars From 1 - 10 (1998)
Actor