Lars von Trier

Danish film director and screenwriter (born 1956)

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Lars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter born in 1956 who has become one of the most internationally recognized filmmakers of his generation. His work is significant in contemporary cinema for its distinctive artistic vision and influence on modern filmmaking.

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Born: 1956
Works: 12

Top works

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Trier om von Trier
Il dogma della libertà
Breaking the waves
The element of crime

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Directing · Copenhagen, Denmark

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…

Known for

Being Bo Widerberg — Self2025
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus — Self / Director / Devil2022
Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck — Lars von Trier2020
The Idiots Who Started The Party — Sig selv2020
Bergman: A Year in a Life — Self2018
Living the Light: Robby Müller — Self2018

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Lars von Trier (né Trier; born 30 April 1956) is a Danish film director and screenwriter.

Beginning in the late-1960s as a child actor working on Danish television series Secret Summer, Trier's career has spanned more than five decades. Considered a major figure of the European film industry, he and his works have been variously described as ambitious and provocative, as well as technically innovative. His films offer confrontational examinations of existential, social, psychosexual, and political issues, and deal in subjects including mercy, sacrifice, and mental health. He frequently collaborates with the actors Jens Albinus, Jean-Marc Barr, Udo Kier and Stellan Skarsgård.