Lars von Trier |
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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 (1984). A highly distinctive blend of film noir and German Expressionism...
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Writer (42 credits)
Kingdom Hospital
(TV Series) (2 episodes, 2004) (original mini-series - 5 episodes, 2004) (based on the mini-series "The Kingdom" written by - 3 episodes, 2004)
- Shoulda' Stood in Bed
(2004)
... (original mini-series)
- Seizure Day
(2004)
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- Heartless
(2004)
... (original mini-series)
- Black Noise
(2004)
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- The Young and the Headless
(2004)
... (original mini-series)
2003
De fem benspænd
(Documentary) (idea - uncredited) / (script - segment "The Perfect Human: Avedøre, Denmark")
Riget
(TV Mini-Series) (4 episodes, 1997) (writer - 3 episodes, 1994) (screenplay - 1 episode, 1994)
- Pandæmonium
(1997)
- Gargantua
(1997)
- Trækfugle
(1997)
- Mors in Tabula
(1997)
- De levende døde
(1994)
... (writer)
1996
Marathon
(TV Series) (concept - 6 episodes)
- Jens Arentzen
(1996)
... (concept)
- Jens Okking
(1996)
... (concept)
- Anne Marie Helger
(1996)
... (concept)
- Pia Kjærsgaard
(1996)
... (concept)
- Ali Hamann
(1996)
... (concept)
1994
Lærerværelset
(TV Series) (concept - 6 episodes)
- Episode #1.6
(1994)
... (concept)
- Episode #1.5
(1994)
... (concept)
- Episode #1.4
(1994)
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- Episode #1.3
(1994)
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- Episode #1.2
(1994)
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Director (46 credits)
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Actor (15 credits)
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Cinematographer (9 credits)
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Editor (9 credits)
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Camera and Electrical Department (5 credits)
Camera and Electrical Department (5 credits)
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Script and Continuity Department (4 credits)
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Soundtrack (5 credits)
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (3 credits)
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Composer (2 credits)
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Thanks (18 credits)
Thanks (18 credits)
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Self (82 credits)
Self (82 credits)
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Archive footage (17 credits)
Archive footage (17 credits)
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Directed French TV commercial for Duran. See more »Publicity Listings:
8 Biographical Movies | 3 Print Biographies | 10 Interviews | 16 Articles | 2 Pictorials | See more »Alternate Names:
Erik Nietzsche | Lars Trier | Lars Von TrierHeight:
5' 7" (1.7 m)
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Personal Quote:
[on the problems of being sober] Who the hell cares about The Rolling Stones when you don't have a sense that they've just emptied a bottle of Jack Daniels? That's nonsense. Or Jimi Hendrix without heroin or whatever he was on. That's rubbish; we can't be bothered with that. We don't want that, because we want their special approach through something mysterious, which is still somehow connected ... See more »Trivia:
In 1995, his dying mother told her son on her deathbed that the man he believed to be his father, in fact wasn't his biological father. Following her death, he tracked down his biological father, a 90-year-old German who after four combative meetings told him that, if he wanted to speak to him again, he could do it through his lawyer. See more »Trademark:
His films are often made as part of a trilogy (Golden Heart trilogy, USA trilogy, the Depression trilogy) See more »Star Sign:
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