Directing
Lars von Trier
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
Being Bo Widerberg
Film · 2025
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Film · 2022
Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck
Film · 2020
The Idiots Who Started The Party
Film · 2020
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Film · 2018
Living the Light: Robby Müller
Film · 2018
Plankton Salesmen
Film · 2017
En invitation fra Lars von Trier
Film · 2015
Arteholic
Film · 2014
Too Many Cooks
Film · 2014
Colors
Film · 2013
Trespassing Bergman
Film · 2013
Side by Side
Film · 2012
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Series · 2011
… But Film Is My Mistress
Film · 2010
Ernst-Hugo
Film · 2008
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
Film · 2007
Filmbyen: The New Mecca of Cinema
Film · 2007
To Each His Own Cinema
Film · 2007
The Boss of It All
Film · 2006
A Conversation with Lars von Trier
Film · 2005
Looking Back At The Idiots
Film · 2005
Tilbageblik på Idioterne
Film · 2005
The Road to Manderlay
Film · 2005
Idiotic Filters
Film · 2005
Klovn
Series · 2005
Dogville Confessions
Film · 2004
The Five Obstructions
Film · 2003
The Purified
Film · 2003
Inside Björk
Film · 2003
Trier, Kidman og Cannes
Film · 2003
Heart of the Festival
Film · 2002
Wag the Dogma
Film · 2001
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
Film · 2000
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
Film · 2000
FreeDogme
Film · 2000
The Exhibited
Film · 2000
100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision
Film · 2000
Playing the Fool
Film · 2000
100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision
Film · 2000
The Copyist
Film · 1999
Dogma 95, a Serious Game?
Film · 1999
In Doctor von Trier's Laboratory: Back to the Magic of Cinema
Film · 1998
Lars From 1 - 10
Film · 1998
Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier
Film · 1998
The Kingdom II
Film · 1998
The Humiliated
Film · 1998
The Idiots
Film · 1998
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
Film · 1997
I Am Curious, Film
Film · 1995
The Kingdom
Film · 1994
Eurotrash
Series · 1993
Europa
Film · 1991
Trier's Element
Film · 1991
Portrait of Lars von Trier
Film · 1991
The Making of Europa
Film · 1991
Epidemic
Film · 1987
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
Film · 1984
The Element of Crime
Film · 1984
Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage
Film · 1980
Menthe: The Benefactor
Film · 1979
The Orchid Gardener
Film · 1977
Goodbye, I'm Kurt
Film · 1969
Clandestine Summer
Film · 1969
Clandestine Summer
Series · 1969
Good Night, Dear
Film · 1968
Grimme Award
Series · 1964
The Missing Films
Film
Descendant - curated by Lars von Trier
Film