
Directing
Born April 30, 1956 · 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 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".

The House That Jack Built
2018

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
2013

Melancholia
2011

Dimension
2010

Antichrist
2009

To Each His Own Cinema
2007

Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
2007

The Boss of It All
2006

Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
2006

Le court des grands
2005

Manderlay
2005

Dogville: The Pilot
2003

The Five Obstructions
2003

Dogville
2003

Dancer in the Dark
2000

D-Day
2000

The Kingdom II
1998

The Idiots
1998

Breaking the Waves
1996

The Kingdom
1994

Europa
1991

Medea
1989

Epidemic
1987

Sauna
1986

The Element of Crime
1984

Images of Liberation
1982

Nocturne
1980

Menthe: The Benefactor
1979

The Orchid Gardener
1977

A Flower
1971
Why Try to Escape from That Which You Know You Can't Escape From? Because You Are a Coward
1970

Good Night, Dear
1968

The Trip to Squash Land
1967

After

Nocebo

Being Bo Widerberg
2025

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022

Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck
2020

The Idiots Who Started The Party
2020

Living the Light: Robby Müller
2018

Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018

Plankton Salesmen
2017
En invitation fra Lars von Trier
2015

Arteholic
2014

Colors
2013

Trespassing Bergman
2013

Side by Side
2012

… But Film Is My Mistress
2010

Ernst-Hugo
2008

The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
2007

To Each His Own Cinema
2007

Filmbyen: The New Mecca of Cinema
2007

The Boss of It All
2006
The Road to Manderlay
2005
Tilbageblik på Idioterne
2005

A Conversation with Lars von Trier
2005

Looking Back At The Idiots
2005

Dogville Confessions
2004

The Five Obstructions
2003

Inside Björk
2003

Trier, Kidman og Cannes
2003

The Purified
2003
Wag the Dogma
2001

Von Trier's 100 Eyes
2000