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Probably the most ambitious and visually distinctive filmmaker to emerge from Denmark since Carl Theodor Dreyer over 60 years earlier, Lars von Trier studied film at the Danish Film School and attracted international attention with his very first feature, The Element of Crime. A highly distinctive blend of film noir and German Expressionism with stylistic nods to Dreyer... See full bio »

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in Copenhagen, Denmark
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Lars von Trier and Jens Albinus in The Boss of It All My Wrongs - from Cinema16: European Short Films (DVD). 16 classic, cult and award winning shorts. cinema16.org Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgård and Lars von Trier at event of Dogville Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgård and Lars von Trier at event of Dogville Kirsten Dunst, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Lars von Trier, Alexander Skarsgård and Manuel Alberto Claro in Melancholia from Cinema16: European Short Films (DVD)
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2013 Nymphomaniac (post-production)
 
2013 The Nymphomaniac Part 2 (post-production)
 
2011 Melancholia (written by)
 
2010 Dimension 1991-2024 (video short)
 
2009 Antichrist (written by)
 
2007 The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 (as Erik Nietzsche)
 
2006 The Boss of It All
 
2005 Klovn (TV series)
– It's a Jungle Down There (2005) (writer)
 
2005 Manderlay (written by / as Lars Von Trier)
 
2004 Kingdom Hospital (TV series)
– Shoulda' Stood in Bed (2004) (original mini-series)
– Seizure Day (2004) (original mini-series)
– Heartless (2004) (original mini-series)
– Black Noise (2004) (original mini-series)
– The Young and the Headless (2004) (original mini-series)
See all 10 episodes »
 
2004 Dear Wendy (written by)
 
2003 Dogville: The Pilot (video short)
 
2003 The Five Obstructions (documentary) (idea - uncredited / script / segment "The Perfect Human: Avedøre, Denmark")
 
2003 Dogville (written by / as Lars Von Trier)
 
2000 Dancer in the Dark (written by / as Lars Von Trier)
 
2000 The Exhibited (documentary)
 
1998 The Idiots (writer)
 
1997 The Kingdom II (TV mini-series)
 
1996 Marathon (TV series)
– Pia Kjærsgaard (1996) (concept)
– Ali Hamann (1996) (concept)
– Tine Bryld (1996) (concept)
– Anne Marie Helger (1996) (concept)
– Jens Arentzen (1996) (concept)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1996 Breaking the Waves (written by / as Lars Von Trier)
 
1994 The Kingdom (TV mini-series)
– De levende døde (1994) (writer)
– Et fremmed legeme (1994) (writer)
– Alliancen kalder (1994) (writer)
– Den hvide flok (1994) (screenplay)
 
1994 The Teacher's Room (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (1994) (concept)
– Episode #1.2 (1994) (concept)
– Episode #1.3 (1994) (concept)
– Episode #1.4 (1994) (concept)
– Episode #1.5 (1994) (concept)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1991 Europa
 
1988 Medea (writer)
 
1987 Epidemic (screenplay / as Lars Von Trier)
 
1984 The Element of Crime
 
1982 Befrielsesbilleder
 
1980/I Nocturne (short)
 
1979 Menthe - la bienheureuse (short) (writer)
 
1977 The Orchid Gardener (short)
 
1971 A Flower (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
1970 Why Try to Escape from Which You Know You Can't Escape from? Because You Are a Coward (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
1969 A Chess Game (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
1969 A Dead Boring Experience (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
1968 Good Night, Dear (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
1967 The Trip to Squash Land (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
Show ShowDirector (36 titles)
2013 Nymphomaniac (post-production)
 
2013 The Nymphomaniac Part 2 (post-production)
 
2011 Melancholia
 
2010 Dimension 1991-2024 (video short)
 
2009 Antichrist
 
2007 To Each His Own Cinema (segment "Occupations")
 
2006 The Boss of It All
 
2006 Cinema16: European Short Films (video) (segment: Nocturne)
 
2005 Manderlay (as Lars Von Trier)
 
2003 Dogville: The Pilot (video short)
 
2003 The Five Obstructions (documentary) (segment "The Perfect Human: Avedøre, Denmark" - uncredited)
 
2003 Dogville (as Lars Von Trier)
 
2001 D-dag - Den færdige film (TV movie)
 
2000 Dancer in the Dark (as Lars Von Trier)
 
2000 D-dag - Lise (TV movie)
 
2000 D-dag (TV movie)
 
1998 The Idiots (uncredited)
 
1997 The Kingdom II (TV mini-series)
 
1996 Breaking the Waves (as Lars Von Trier)
 
1994 The Kingdom (TV mini-series)
– De levende døde (1994)
– Et fremmed legeme (1994)
– Alliancen kalder (1994)
– Den hvide flok (1994)
 
1994 The Teacher's Room (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (1994)
– Episode #1.2 (1994)
– Episode #1.3 (1994)
– Episode #1.4 (1994)
– Episode #1.5 (1994)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1991 Europa
 
1988 Medea
 
1987 Epidemic
 
1984 The Element of Crime (as Lars Von Trier)
 
1982 Befrielsesbilleder
 
1981 The Last Detail (short)
 
1980/I Nocturne (short)
 
1979 Menthe - la bienheureuse (short)
 
1977 The Orchid Gardener (short)
 
1971 A Flower (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
1970 Why Try to Escape from Which You Know You Can't Escape from? Because You Are a Coward (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
1969 A Chess Game (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
1969 A Dead Boring Experience (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
1968 Good Night, Dear (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
1967 The Trip to Squash Land (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
Show ShowProducer (12 titles)
2012 A Royal Affair (executive producer)
 
2010 The Erotic Man (producer)
 
2005 All About Anna (video) (co-executive producer - uncredited)
 
2004 Kingdom Hospital (TV series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
– Shoulda' Stood in Bed (2004) (executive producer)
– Seizure Day (2004) (executive producer)
– Heartless (2004) (executive producer)
– The Young and the Headless (2004) (executive producer)
– Death's Kingdom (2004) (executive producer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
2004 Visions of Europe (producer)
 
2004 South (co-producer)
 
2000 Kayaking on the Top of the World (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
2000 Italian for Beginners (associate producer - uncredited)
 
2000 HotMen CoolBoyz (video) (co-executive producer - uncredited)
 
Morten Korch - Ved stillebækken (TV series) (executive producer - 21 episodes, 1999-2000) (creative producer - 5 episodes, 1999) (producer - 2 episodes, 1999)
– Brudte løfter (2000) (executive producer)
– Fruen på Ringgården (2000) (executive producer)
– Med Tvivl i Sindet (2000) (executive producer)
– De bedste hensigter (2000) (executive producer)
– Det fejreste træ (2000) (executive producer)
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1999 Pink Prison (video) (co-executive producer - uncredited)
 
1999 Constance (video) (co-executive producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (12 titles)
2007 The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
Narrator (voice)
 
2007 To Each His Own Cinema
The filmmaker (segment "Occupations")
 
2006 The Boss of It All
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1998 The Idiots
Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1991 Europa
Jew
 
1989 A World of Difference
Cab Driver
 
1984 The Element of Crime
Schmuck of Ages (as Lars Von Trier)
 
1980 Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage
 
1980/I Nocturne (short)
Masked Man Bashing Through Window (uncredited)
 
1979 Menthe - la bienheureuse (short)
The Driver
 
1977 The Orchid Gardener (short)
Victor Morse
 
1969 Hemmelig sommer (short)
Lars (as Lars Trier)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (9 titles)
1998 The Idiots (as Lars Von Trier)
 
1979 Menthe - la bienheureuse (short)
 
1977 The Orchid Gardener (short)
 
1971 A Flower (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
1970 Why Try to Escape from Which You Know You Can't Escape from? Because You Are a Coward (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
1969 A Dead Boring Experience (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
1969 A Chess Game (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
1968 Good Night, Dear (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
1967 The Trip to Squash Land (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
Show ShowEditor (9 titles)
1987 Epidemic (as Lars Von Trier)
 
1979 Menthe - la bienheureuse (short)
 
1977 The Orchid Gardener (short)
 
1971 A Flower (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
1970 Why Try to Escape from Which You Know You Can't Escape from? Because You Are a Coward (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
1969 A Dead Boring Experience (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
1969 A Chess Game (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
1968 Good Night, Dear (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
1967 The Trip to Squash Land (short) (as Lars Trier)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (5 titles)
2005 Manderlay (camera operator - as Lars Von Trier)
 
2003 Dogville (camera operator - as Lars Von Trier)
 
2000 Dancer in the Dark (camera operator - as Lars Von Trier)
 
1987 Epidemic (camera operator: 16 mm - as Lars Von Trier)
 
1984 The Element of Crime (camera operator: second unit - as Lars Von Trier)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (4 titles)
2012 A Royal Affair (script supervisor)
 
2002 Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (script consultant)
 
1991 Europa (continuity, shooting script)
 
1984 The Element of Crime (shooting script)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
2001 The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "I've Seen It All")
 
2000 Dancer in the Dark (writer: "CVALDA", "I'VE SEEN IT ALL", "SMITH & WESSON", "IN THE MUSICALS, PART 1", "IN THE MUSICALS, PART 2", "107 STEPS", "NEXT TO LAST SONG", "NEW WORLD OVERTURE")
 
1991 Europa (writer: "Europa Aria")
 
1987 Epidemic (lyrics: "Epidemic We All Fall Down" / as Lars Von Trier)
 
2000 D-dag - Boris (TV movie) (assistant director)
 
2000 D-dag - Carl (TV movie) (assistant director)
 
2000 D-dag - Niels-Henning (TV movie) (assistant director)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
2000 Dancer in the Dark (composer: lyrics - as Lars Von Trier)
 
Show ShowThanks (9 titles)
2011 Vogn 347 (short) (special thanks)
 
2011 Genau (inspired by)
 
2010 The Woman That Dreamed About a Man (thanks)
 
2005 Europa: The Faecal Location (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2003 Dogville Confessions (documentary) (thanks)
 
2003 Screaming Men (documentary) (thanks)
 
1998 Love Fools (thanks)
 
1998 Kvinnan i det låsta rummet (TV mini-series) (thanks)
 
1997 Tranceformer - A Portrait of Lars von Trier (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (69 titles)
2012 Side by Side (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 MENTALLUSIONS: Radical Eclectic Films of Benjamin Meade
Himself
 
2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode #1.13 (2011) … Himself - Interviewee
– Episode #1.7 (2011) … Himself - Interviewee
– Episode #1.2 (2011) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2009-2011 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 November 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 21 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2011 Store danskere (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Hans Scherfig (2011) … Himself
 
2003-2011 Gomorron (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Från Cannes
– Episode dated 19 May 2011 (2011) … Himself - Från Cannes
– Om filmen 'Dogville' (2003) … Himself
 
2000-2011 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 May 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 May 2003 (2003) … Himself
– Episode dated 2 June 2000 (2000) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 May 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2011 Cannes Film Festival 2011 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 Bag i Klovn - The Movie (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Gilles Jacob: CIitizen Cannes (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2009 The Sound and Music of Antichrist (video short)
Himself - Director
 
2009 The Visual Style of Antichrist (video short)
Himself
 
2009 The Three Beggars: The Animals of Antichrist (video short)
Himself
 
2009 Eden: The Production Design of Antichrist (video short)
Himself
 
2009 Antichrist: Confessions About Anxiety (video short)
Himself - Director
 
2009 Antichrist: The Evil of Women (video short)
Himself - Director
 
2009 Cannes Film Festival 2009 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 The 21st European Film Awards (TV special)
Himself - World Cinema Achievement Award Recipient
 
2007 Automavison - Det nye regelsæt (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Filmbyen, la nouvelle Mecque du cinéma? (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Bucht der Milliardäre (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Cannes Experience: Manderlay 2005 (video documentary short)
Himself/Director
 
2005 Den idiotiske filtersætning (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Tilbageblik på Idioterne (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Det danske dogmeri (video documentary)
Himself - Director
 
2005 A Conversation with Lars von Trier (documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Klovn (TV series)
Himself
– Kgl. hofnar (2005) … Himself
 
2005 A Conversation with Lars von Trier About the Europe Trilogy (video documentary short)
Himself - Director
 
2005 Caiga quien caiga (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Comme au cinéma (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Lettre à un jeune cinéaste (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Lars von Trier (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Sunshine Airlines (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Kopenhagen (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Letters to Dear Wendy (TV special documentary)
Himself - Screenwriter
 
2005 The Road to Manderlay (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 American Short (documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The Five Obstructions (documentary)
Himself/Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
 
2003 Dogville Confessions (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Trier, Kidman og Cannes (TV special documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The Purified (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Wag the Dogma (documentary short)
 
2001 The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (TV special)
Himself (as Lars Von Trier)
 
2001 Mens vi venter på kometen (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (2001) … Himself
 
2000 Von Trier's 100 Eyes (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Reflets dans un coeur d'or (documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 The Exhibited (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 100 Cameras (video documentary short)
Himself - Writer & Director (as Lars Von Trier)
 
2000 The Name of This Film Is Dogme95 (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 D-dag - Instruktørene (TV documentary)
Himself (directing)
 
1999 Store Klaus og lille Lars (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1999 De ydmygede (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 I Lars von Triers rige (TV documentary short)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1999 The Copier (short)
Himself
 
1999 Morten Korch: You Are My Sunshine (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Foot on the Moon (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Im Laboratorium des Doktor von Trier: Zurück zur Magie des Kinos (TV special documentary)
Himself - Director (also archive footage)
 
1998 Lars from 1-10 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1997 Tranceformer - A Portrait of Lars von Trier (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The Kingdom II (TV mini-series)
Himself
– Pandæmonium (1997) … Himself (uncredited)
– Gargantua (1997) … Himself (uncredited)
– Trækfugle (1997) … Himself (uncredited)
– Mors in Tabula (1997) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1997 Bagom Riget II og Lars von Trier: Instruktøren holder fridag (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Bodilfesten 1997 (TV special)
Himself - Winner (Best Picture) (pre-recorded message)
 
1995 I Am Curious, Film (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Kingdom (TV mini-series)
Himself
– De levende døde (1994) … Himself (uncredited)
– Et fremmed legeme (1994) … Himself (uncredited)
– Alliancen kalder (1994) … Himself (uncredited)
– Den hvide flok (1994) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1994 I Lars von Triers rige - en mand og hans tv-serie (TV documentary)
Himself - Director
 
1993 Eurotrash (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #11.9 … Himself
 
1991 Portræt af: Lars von Trier (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Trier's Element (TV special documentary)
Himself - Director (also archive footage)
 
1991 The Making of 'Europa' (TV documentary)
Himself - Director (also archive footage)
 
1987 Epidemic
Himself (as Lars Von Trier) / Dr. Mesmer (as Lars Von Trier)
 
1984 Ennenstadt Europa - Om Lars von Trier og 'Forbrydelsens element' (TV documentary)
Himself - Film Director
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (14 titles)
2012 Zulu Awards '12 - Det store show (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: What We Talked About in 2011
 
2012 2011 Samsung AACTA Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Director
 
2011 Breakfast (TV series)
 
2009 Antichrist: Chaos Reigns at the Cannes Filmfestival 2009 (video short)
Himself
 
2009 Antichrist: Behind the Test (video documentary short)
Himself - Director
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2005 Lars von Trier Anecdotes (TV special documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 From Dreyer to von Trier: An Interview with Cinematographer Henning Bendtsen (video documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 Europa: The Faecal Location (video documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 Anecdotes from 'Europa' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Words in Progress (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 TV 2 003 - Året i ord og billeder (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2003 Året der gik 2003 (TV special)
Himself - Film Director
 
2001 Digtere, divaer og dogmebrødre (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1996) Directed a number of TV commercials for Ekstra Bladet (Danish tabloid paper), starring Ernst-Hugo Järegård. See more »

Publicity Listings:

8 Biographical Movies  | 3 Print Biographies  | 10 Interviews  | 14 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Erik Nietzsche | Lars Trier | Lars Von Trier

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Personal Quote:

I think it's a very strange question that I have to excuse myself [for writing and directing Antichrist]. I don't feel that. You are all my guests, it's not the other way around. (At the Cannes Festival Press Conference when asked to explain and justify why he made Antichrist) See more »

Trivia:

Broke up with his pregnant wife and moved in with their (much younger) babysitter. [1996] See more »

Trademark:

Fequently casts Jean-Marc Barr See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus