Lars von Trier
Director
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".
Filmography
The Idiots
as Interviewer (voice) (uncredited) 1998
Europa
as Jew 1991
The Boss of It All
as Narrator (uncredited) 2006
Side by Side
as Self 2012
The Kingdom
as Self (uncredited) 1994
The Element of Crime
as Schmuck of Ages 1984
The Five Obstructions
as Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations") 2003
To Each His Own Cinema
as The filmmaker (segment "Occupations") 2007
Epidemic
as Self / Dr. Mesmer 1987
The Kingdom II
as Self (uncredited) 1998
Bergman: A Year in a Life
as Self 2018
Trespassing Bergman
as Self 2013
Dogville Confessions
as Self 2004
The Orchid Gardener
as Victor Morse 1977
Good Night, Dear
1968
… But Film Is My Mistress
as Self 2010
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
as Narrator (voice) 2007