Actor

Lars von Trier

Directing

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Acting credits

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Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

2.5

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Movies: 83Series: 5Crew credits: 52

TMDB ID: 42

IMDb ID: nm0001885

Known for: Directing

Born: April 30, 1956

Age: 69

Place of birth: Copenhagen, Denmark

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1967 - 2025

Years active: 59

Average TMDB rating: 6.65

Wikidata: Q133730

Also known as

Lars Trier

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Director (30)Writer (7)Producer (4)Executive Producer (3)Screenplay (3)Story (2)Associate Producer (1)Idea (1)

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Biography

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".