Lars von Trier
Known for: Directing
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
Series
Klovn
Lars von Trier
2005
Series
Eurotrash
1993
Grimme Award
Self
1964
Series
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self
2011
Film
The Idiots
Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
1998
Film
Colors
Fuck Putas Edition
2013
Film
Dogville Confessions
Self
2004
Film
Plankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Side by Side
Self
2012
Film
To Each His Own Cinema
The filmmaker (segment "Occupations")
2007
Series
Clandestine Summer
Lars
1969
Film
… But Film Is My Mistress
Self
2010
Film
Europa
Jew
1991
Film
The Boss of It All
Narrator (uncredited)
2006
Film
The Element of Crime
Schmuck of Ages
1984
Portrait of Lars von Trier
Himself
1991
Film
Epidemic
Lars von Trier / Dr. Mesmer
1987
Film
The Kingdom
Self (uncredited)
1994
Film
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Self / Director / Devil
2022
Film
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
Narrator (voice)
2007
Film
Trespassing Bergman
Self
2013
Film
The Humiliated
1998
Film
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Self
2018
Film
Ernst-Hugo
Self
2008
Film
The Kingdom II
Self (uncredited)
1998
Film
The Idiots Who Started The Party
Sig selv
2020
Film
Filmbyen: The New Mecca of Cinema
self
2007
Film
The Five Obstructions
Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
2003
Film
Arteholic
Self
2014
Film
100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision
2000
Film
The Orchid Gardener
Victor Morse
1977
Film
Idiotic Filters
2005
Film
The Exhibited
2000
Film
Being Bo Widerberg
Self
2025
Film
FreeDogme
himself
2000
Film
Clandestine Summer
Lars Johansen
1969
Film
The Copyist
Self
1999
Wag the Dogma
2001
Film
Good Night, Dear
1968
Film
Trier, Kidman og Cannes
Self
2003
Film
Goodbye, I'm Kurt
Børge
1969
Film
The Missing Films
Himself
Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier
Self
1998
In Doctor von Trier's Laboratory: Back to the Magic of Cinema
Self
1998
Film
Menthe: The Benefactor
1979
Film
I Am Curious, Film
Self
1995
Film
Dogma 95, a Serious Game?
Self
1999
Film
The Purified
Himself
2003
Film
Inside Björk
Self
2003
Film
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
1997
The Road to Manderlay
Self - director
2005
Film
Living the Light: Robby Müller
Self
2018
Film
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
Self
2000
Tilbageblik på Idioterne
Self - director
2005
The Making of Europa
Self - Director
1991
Film
Descendant - curated by Lars von Trier
Film
Looking Back At The Idiots
2005
Film
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
Self
2000
En invitation fra Lars von Trier
2015
Film
A Conversation with Lars von Trier
Interviewee
2005
Trier's Element
Himself
1991
Film
100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision
2000
Film
Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck
Lars von Trier
2020
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
Self - Film Director
1984
Film
Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage
1980
Playing the Fool
Self
2000
Lars From 1 - 10
1998