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    Lars von Trier

    1956-04-30 (68 years old) in Kongens Lyngby, Danmark

    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".

    Movies

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    Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
    0 %|Nov 20, 2022
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    The Idiots Who Started The Party
    60 %|Oct 13, 2020
    Documentary
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    Living the Light: Robby Müller
    67 %|Sep 20, 2018
    Documentary
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    Bergman: A Year in a Life
    74 %|Jul 12, 2018
    Documentary
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    Plankton Salesmen
    0 %|Oct 29, 2017
    Documentary
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    En invitation fra Lars von Trier
    0 %|Jan 12, 2015
    Documentary
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    Arteholic
    50 %|Oct 16, 2014
    Documentary
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    Colors
    0 %|Dec 30, 2013
    Documentary
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    Trespassing Bergman
    66 %|Aug 28, 2013
    Documentary
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    Bergmans video
    62 %|Aug 22, 2012
    Documentary
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    Side by Side
    73 %|Aug 19, 2012
    Documentary
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    … But Film Is My Mistress
    62 %|May 12, 2010
    Documentary
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    Ernst-Hugo
    80 %|Dec 28, 2008
    Documentary
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    The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
    45 %|Dec 25, 2007
    Comedy, Drama
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    To Each His Own Cinema
    64.66 %|Oct 31, 2007
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Boss of It All
    66.23 %|Dec 8, 2006
    Comedy
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    A Conversation with Lars von Trier
    0 %|Oct 17, 2005
    Documentary
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    Dogville Confessions
    68 %|Jun 27, 2004
    Documentary
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    The Five Obstructions
    69 %|Nov 7, 2003
    Documentary
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    The Purified
    67 %|Jan 17, 2003
    Documentary
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    Wag the Dogma
    0 %|Jun 11, 2001
    Documentary
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    Von Trier's 100 Eyes
    73 %|Dec 2, 2000
    Documentary
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    The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
    35 %|Nov 1, 2000
    Documentary
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    The Exhibited
    0 %|Mar 13, 2000
    Documentary
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    FreeDogme
    40 %|Jan 1, 2000
    Documentary
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    The Copyist
    0 %|Nov 25, 1999
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    The Humiliated
    64 %|Oct 30, 1998
    Documentary
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    The Idiots
    65 %|Apr 28, 1998
    Comedy, Drama
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    Lars From 1 - 10
    50 %|Jan 1, 1998
    Documentary
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    Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
    67 %|Dec 12, 1997
    Documentary
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    The Kingdom II
    77 %|Nov 1, 1997
    Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
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    I Am Curious, Film
    38 %|Oct 28, 1995
    Documentary
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    The Kingdom
    77.33 %|Nov 24, 1994
    Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
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    The Making of Europa
    60 %|Dec 31, 1991
    Documentary
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    Europa
    73.24 %|Jun 27, 1991
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Trier's Element
    0 %|Jan 1, 1991
    Documentary
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    Portrait of Lars von Trier
    0 %|Jan 1, 1991
    Documentary
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    Epidemic
    57 %|Sep 11, 1987
    Drama, Horror
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    The Element of Crime
    64 %|May 14, 1984
    Crime, Drama, Science Fiction
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    Menthe: The Benefactor
    53 %|Jan 1, 1979
    Drama
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    The Orchid Gardener
    55 %|May 6, 1977
    Drama
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    Goodbye, I'm Kurt
    60 %|May 3, 1969
    Drama, Family
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    Good Night, Dear
    50 %|May 11, 1968
    Crime
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    The Missing Films
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    Documentary

    Series

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    The Story of Film: An Odyssey
    76.27 %|Sep 3, 2011
    Documentary
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    Clandestine Summer
    0 %|Jun 1, 1969
    Family, Action & Adventure
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    Grimme-Preis-Verleihung
    0 %|Jan 16, 1964
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