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".
60 movies · 5 shows
Being Bo Widerberg
2025·8.0
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022·0.0
Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck
2020·7.0
The Idiots Who Started The Party
2020·6.0
Living the Light: Robby Müller
2018·6.7
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018·7.4
Plankton Salesmen
2017·0.0
En invitation fra Lars von Trier
2015·0.0
Arteholic
2014·5.0
Colors
2013·0.0
Trespassing Bergman
2013·6.6
Side by Side
2012·7.3
… But Film Is My Mistress
2010·6.3
Ernst-Hugo
2008·8.0
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
2007·4.7
To Each His Own Cinema
2007·6.5
Filmbyen: The New Mecca of Cinema
2007·0.0
The Boss of It All
2006·6.6
The Road to Manderlay
2005·0.0
Tilbageblik på Idioterne
2005·0.0
A Conversation with Lars von Trier
2005·9.0
Idiotic Filters
2005·0.0
Looking Back At The Idiots
2005·0.0
Dogville Confessions
2004·7.0
The Five Obstructions
2003·7.0
Inside Björk
2003·8.6
Trier, Kidman og Cannes
2003·8.0
The Purified
2003·7.0
Wag the Dogma
2001·10.0
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
2000·7.4
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
2000·5.0
Playing the Fool
2000·0.0
100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision
2000·0.0
The Exhibited
2000·8.0
FreeDogme
2000·4.0
100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision
2000·7.0
The Copyist
1999·8.0
Dogma 95, a Serious Game?
1999·0.0
The Humiliated
1998·6.9
The Kingdom II
1998·7.6
The Idiots
1998·6.5
In Doctor von Trier's Laboratory: Back to the Magic of Cinema
1998·7.0
Lars From 1 - 10
1998·7.0
Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier
1998·0.0
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
1997·7.4
I Am Curious, Film
1995·4.2
The Kingdom
1994·7.8
The Making of Europa
1991·6.7
Europa
1991·7.3
Trier's Element
1991·7.0
Portrait of Lars von Trier
1991·7.0
Epidemic
1987·5.7
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
1984·8.0
The Element of Crime
1984·6.4
Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage
1980·7.7
Menthe: The Benefactor
1979·5.5
The Orchid Gardener
1977·5.3
Goodbye, I'm Kurt
1969·6.5
Clandestine Summer
1969·0.0
Good Night, Dear
1968·5.0