Lars von Trier
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1956-04-30
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".
Also Known For
The Boss of It All
Dec 08, 2006
Europa
Jun 27, 1991
The Five Obstructions
Nov 07, 2003
… But Film Is My Mistress
May 12, 2010
Epidemic
Sep 11, 1987
Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck
Dec 24, 2020
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
Dec 25, 2007
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
Dec 12, 1997
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
Dec 02, 2000
Colors
Dec 30, 2013
Dogville Confessions
Jun 27, 2004
Side by Side
Aug 19, 2012
A Conversation with Lars von Trier
Oct 17, 2005
Trier's Element
Jan 01, 1991
Portrait of Lars von Trier
Jan 01, 1991
Im Laboratorium des Doktor von Trier: Zurück zur Magie des Kinos
Jan 01, 1998
Filmbyen, la nouvelle Mecque du cinéma ?
Jan 01, 2007
I Am Curious, Film
Oct 28, 1995
Lars From 1 - 10
Jan 01, 1998
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
May 31, 1984
Arteholic
Oct 16, 2014
Menthe: The Benefactor
Jan 01, 1979
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Nov 20, 2022
Plankton Salesmen
Oct 29, 2017
Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier
Jan 01, 1998
En invitation fra Lars von Trier
Jan 12, 2015
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
Nov 01, 2000
Goodbye, I'm Kurt
May 03, 1969
Good Night, Dear
May 11, 1968
Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage
Dec 26, 1980
The Kingdom
Nov 24, 1994
The Making of Europa
Dec 31, 1991
The Element of Crime
May 14, 1984
The Orchid Gardener
May 06, 1977
Trespassing Bergman
Aug 28, 2013
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Jul 12, 2018
To Each His Own Cinema
Oct 31, 2007
Living the Light: Robby Müller
Sep 20, 2018
The Purified
Jan 17, 2003
FreeDogme
Jan 01, 2000
The Kingdom II
Nov 01, 1997
The Exhibited
Mar 13, 2000
Looking Back At The Idiots
Apr 28, 2005
The Humiliated
Oct 30, 1998
Ernst-Hugo
Dec 28, 2008
Wag the Dogma
Jun 11, 2001
The Idiots Who Started The Party
Oct 13, 2020
The Idiots
Apr 28, 1998
100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision
Jan 01, 2000
The Missing Films
The Copyist
Nov 25, 1999
Inside Björk
Aug 23, 2003
Dogma 95, a Serious Game?
Jan 01, 1999
Tilbageblik på Idioterne
Nov 18, 2005
Trier, Kidman og Cannes
May 27, 2003
The Road to Manderlay
Dec 31, 2005
Occupations
May 20, 2007
Clandestine Summer
Jan 09, 1969
Bo Being Bo Widerberg
Jul 02, 2025
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Sep 03, 2011
Clandestine Summer
Jun 01, 1969