Lars von Trier
Born
April 30, 1956 (69 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Kongens Lyngby, Danmark
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".
Bo Being Bo Widerberg
Self
2025
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Self / Director / Devil
2022
Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck
Lars von Trier
2020
The Idiots Who Started The Party
Himself
2020
Living the Light: Robby Müller
Self
2018
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Self
2018
Plankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage)
2017
En invitation fra Lars von Trier
2015
Arteholic
Self
2014
Colors
Fuck Putas Edition
2013
Trespassing Bergman
Self
2013
Side by Side
Self
2012
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self · (3 episodes)
2011
… But Film Is My Mistress
Self
2010
Ernst-Hugo
Self
2008
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
Narrator
2007
To Each His Own Cinema
The filmmaker (segment "Occupations")
2007
Occupations
Self
2007
Filmbyen, la nouvelle Mecque du cinéma ?
self
2007
The Boss of It All
Narrator (uncredited)
2006
The Road to Manderlay
Self - director
2005
Tilbageblik på Idioterne
Self - director
2005
A Conversation with Lars von Trier
Interviewee
2005
Looking Back At The Idiots
2005
Dogville Confessions
Self
2004
The Five Obstructions
Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
2003
Inside Björk
Self
2003
Trier, Kidman og Cannes
Self
2003
The Purified
Himself
2003
Wag the Dogma
2001
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
Self
2000
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
Self
2000
The Exhibited
2000
FreeDogme
himself
2000
100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision
2000
The Copyist
Self
1999
Dogma 95, a Serious Game?
Self
1999
The Humiliated
1998
The Idiots
Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
1998
Im Laboratorium des Doktor von Trier: Zurück zur Magie des Kinos
Self
1998
Lars From 1 - 10
1998
Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier
Self
1998
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
1997
The Kingdom II
Self (uncredited)
1997
I Am Curious, Film
Self
1995
The Kingdom
Self (uncredited)
1994
The Making of Europa
Self - Director
1991
Europa
Jew
1991
Trier's Element
Himself
1991
Portrait of Lars von Trier
Himself
1991
Epidemic
Self / Dr. Mesmer
1987
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
Self - Film Director
1984
The Element of Crime
Schmuck of Ages
1984
Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage
1980
Menthe: The Benefactor
1979
The Orchid Gardener
Victor Morse
1977
Clandestine Summer
Lars · (4 episodes)
1969
Goodbye, I'm Kurt
Børge
1969
Good Night, Dear
1968
The Missing Films
Himself
Clandestine Summer
Lars Johansen
1969
Grimme Awards Ceremony
Self · (1 episode)
1964