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 Gardene…
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Filmography
Acting (64)
Movies (60)
Being Bo Widerberg
2025as Self
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022as Self / Director / Devil
Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck
2020as Lars von Trier
The Idiots Who Started The Party
2020as Sig selv
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018as Self
Living the Light: Robby Müller
2018as Self
Plankton Salesmen
2017as Self (archive footage)
En invitation fra Lars von Trier
2015
Arteholic
2014as Self
Trespassing Bergman
2013as Self
Colors
2013as Fuck Putas Edition
Side by Side
2012as Self
… But Film Is My Mistress
2010as Self
Ernst-Hugo
2008as Self
To Each His Own Cinema
2007as The filmmaker (segment "Occupations")
Filmbyen: The New Mecca of Cinema
2007as self
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
2007as Narrator (voice)
The Boss of It All
2006as Narrator (uncredited)
The Road to Manderlay
2005as Self - director
A Conversation with Lars von Trier
2005as Interviewee
Looking Back At The Idiots
2005 Tilbageblik på Idioterne
2005as Self - director
Dogville Confessions
2004as Self
Trier, Kidman og Cannes
2003as Self
The Five Obstructions
2003as Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
The Purified
2003as Himself
Inside Björk
2003as Self
Wag the Dogma
2001
100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision
2000
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
2000as Self
FreeDogme
2000as himself
The Exhibited
2000
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
2000as Self
Dogma 95, a Serious Game?
1999as Self
The Copyist
1999as Self
Lars From 1 - 10
1998
The Idiots
1998as Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
The Humiliated
1998 Im Laboratorium des Doktor von Trier: Zurück zur Magie des Kinos
1998as Self
Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier
1998as Self
The Kingdom II
1998as Self (uncredited)
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
1997
I Am Curious, Film
1995as Self
The Kingdom
1994as Self (uncredited)
Europa
1991as Jew
The Making of Europa
1991as Self - Director
Portrait of Lars von Trier
1991as Himself
Trier's Element
1991as Himself
Epidemic
1987as Self / Dr. Mesmer
The Element of Crime
1984as Schmuck of Ages
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
1984as Self - Film Director
Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage
1980
Menthe: The Benefactor
1979
The Orchid Gardener
1977as Victor Morse
Goodbye, I'm Kurt
1969as Børge
Clandestine Summer
1969as Lars Johansen
Good Night, Dear
1968
The Missing Films
as Himself
Occupations
House of Babel
Crew (97)
Movies (89)
The House That Jack Built
2018Director
The House That Jack Built
2018Idea
The House That Jack Built
2018Story
The House That Jack Built
2018Writer
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013Director
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013Writer
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
2013Director
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
2013Writer
A Royal Affair
2012Executive Producer
A Royal Affair
2012Script Supervisor
Melancholia
2011Director
Melancholia
2011Screenplay
Dimension
2010Director
Dimension
2010Writer
Antichrist
2009Director
Antichrist
2009Writer
To Each His Own Cinema
2007Director
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
2007Screenplay
Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
2007Director
The Boss of It All
2006Director
The Boss of It All
2006Writer
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
2006Director
Manderlay
2005Camera Operator
Manderlay
2005Director
Manderlay
2005Writer
Dear Wendy
2005Screenplay
Le court des grands
2005Director
Visions of Europe
2004Producer
Kingdom Hospital
2004Writer
The South
2004Producer
Dogville
2003Camera Operator
Dogville
2003Director
Dogville
2003Writer
The Five Obstructions
2003Director
The Five Obstructions
2003Idea
The Five Obstructions
2003Writer
Dogville: The Pilot
2003Director
Dogville: The Pilot
2003Writer
Screaming Men
2003Thanks
Dancer in the Dark
2000Camera Operator
Dancer in the Dark
2000Director
Dancer in the Dark
2000Lyricist
Dancer in the Dark
2000Writer
Kayaking On The Top Of The World
2000Executive Producer
Italian for Beginners
2000Associate Producer
D-Day
2000Director
The Idiots
1998Director
The Idiots
1998Director of Photography
The Idiots
1998Screenplay
The Kingdom II
1998Director
The Kingdom II
1998Screenplay
Breaking the Waves
1996Director
Breaking the Waves
1996Writer
The Kingdom
1994Director
The Kingdom
1994Screenplay
Europa
1991Continuity
Europa
1991Director
Europa
1991Screenplay
Medea
1989Adaptation
Medea
1989Director
Epidemic
1987Camera Operator
Epidemic
1987Director
Epidemic
1987Editor
Epidemic
1987Screenplay
Sauna
1986Director
The Element of Crime
1984Director
The Element of Crime
1984Screenplay
Images of Liberation
1982Director
Images of Liberation
1982Writer
Nocturne
1980Director
Nocturne
1980Writer
Menthe: The Benefactor
1979Director
Menthe: The Benefactor
1979Writer
The Orchid Gardener
1977Director
The Orchid Gardener
1977Writer
A Flower
1971Director
Why Try to Escape from That Which You Know You Can't Escape From? Because You Are a Coward
1970Director
Why Try to Escape from That Which You Know You Can't Escape From? Because You Are a Coward
1970Writer
Good Night, Dear
1968Director
Good Night, Dear
1968Director of Photography
Good Night, Dear
1968Editor
Good Night, Dear
1968Writer
The Trip to Squash Land
1967Director
After
Director
After
Writer
Nocebo
Director
Nocebo
Writer
Occupations
Director
Occupations
Writer
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