Lars von Trier
Danish film director and screenwriter · Denmark · On the map · Directors · Born 1956 · age 70
Lars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter.
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Det danske filmmirakelSeries2025Bodil Honorary AwardAward2018Sonning PrizeAward
Bergman: A Year in a LifeFilm, 20182013
Nymphomaniac: Vol. IFilm, Director, Writer2011“I really wanted to be a Jew, and then I found out that I was really a Nazi, because, you know, my family was German, which also gave me some pleasure. What can I say?”In their wordsCannes Film Festival, 2011.
The Story of Film: An OdysseySeries, 2011
MelancholiaFilm, 2011Director, Writer2009
AntichristFilm, Director, Writer2008European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema AwardAward2006Danish Dramatics' Honorary AwardAward
The Boss of It AllFilm, 2006Director, Writer2005
KlovnSeries, Writer2004Konrad Wolf PrizeAward
Stephen King's Kingdom HospitalSeries, 2004Writer, Creator
Dogville ConfessionsFilm, 20042001Goya Award for Best European FilmAward2000European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best DirectorAwardPalme d'OrAward
D-DayFilm, 2000Director, Writer1997César Award for Best Foreign FilmAwardKnight of the Order of the DannebrogAward1996Cannes Film Festival Grand PrixAwardEuropean Film Academy Critics AwardAward
Breaking the WavesFilm, 1996Director, Writer1994
The KingdomSeries, Director, Writer1993Kjeld Abell PrizeAward
EurotrashSeries, 19931991Jury PrizeAward
EuropaFilm, 1991Director, Writer1987
EpidemicFilm, Director, Writer1980
NocturneFilm, Director, Writer1977
The Orchid GardenerFilm, Director, Writer1970Why Try to Escape from That Which You Know You Can't Escape From? Because You Are a CowardFilm, Director, Writer1969
Clandestine SummerSeries, Lars1967
The Trip to Squash LandFilm, Director1964Grimme AwardSeries1956Born30 April 1956
Det danske filmmirakelSeries2025Bodil Honorary AwardAward2018Sonning PrizeAwardBergman: A Year in a LifeFilm, 20182013Nymphomaniac: Vol. IFilm, Director, Writer2011“I really wanted to be a Jew, and then I found out that I was really a Nazi, because, you know, my family was German, which also gave me some pleasure. What can I say?”In their wordsCannes Film Festival, 2011.The Story of Film: An OdysseySeries, 2011MelancholiaFilm, 2011Director, Writer2009AntichristFilm, Director, Writer2008European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema AwardAward2006Danish Dramatics' Honorary AwardAwardThe Boss of It AllFilm, 2006Director, Writer2005KlovnSeries, Writer2004Konrad Wolf PrizeAwardStephen King's Kingdom HospitalSeries, 2004Writer, CreatorDogville ConfessionsFilm, 20042001Goya Award for Best European FilmAward2000European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best DirectorAwardPalme d'OrAwardD-DayFilm, 2000Director, Writer1997César Award for Best Foreign FilmAwardKnight of the Order of the DannebrogAward1996Cannes Film Festival Grand PrixAwardEuropean Film Academy Critics AwardAwardBreaking the WavesFilm, 1996Director, Writer1994The KingdomSeries, Director, Writer1993Kjeld Abell PrizeAwardEurotrashSeries, 19931991Jury PrizeAwardEuropaFilm, 1991Director, Writer1987EpidemicFilm, Director, Writer1980NocturneFilm, Director, Writer1977The Orchid GardenerFilm, Director, Writer1970Why Try to Escape from That Which You Know You Can't Escape From? Because You Are a CowardFilm, Director, Writer1969Clandestine SummerSeries, Lars1967The Trip to Squash LandFilm, Director1964Grimme AwardSeries1956Born30 April 1956People around Lars
Peter Aalbæk Jensen Produced Europa and The Kingdom
Stellan Skarsgård Lars directed Dogville and Dancer in the Dark
Uma Thurman Lars directed Nymphomaniac (2014)
Shia LaBeouf Lars directed Nymphomaniac (2014)
Willem Dafoe Lars directed Nymphomaniac and Antichrist
Charlotte Gainsbourg Lars directed Melancholia and Nymphomaniac
Christian Slater Lars directed Nymphomaniac (2014)
Udo Kier Lars directed Dogville and Dancer in the Dark
Connie Nielsen Lars directed Nymphomaniac (2014)
Jamie Bell Lars directed Nymphomaniac (2014)
Mia Goth Lars directed Nymphomaniac (2014)
Caroline Goodall Lars directed Nymphomaniac (2014)
Stacy Martin Lars directed Nymphomaniac (2014)
Jean-Marc Barr Lars directed Dogville and Dancer in the Dark
Jesper Christensen Lars directed Melancholia and Nymphomaniac
Jens Albinus Lars directed Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Saskia Reeves Lars directed Nymphomaniac (2014)
Nicolas Bro Lars directed Nymphomaniac and The Kingdom
Laura Christensen Lars directed Nymphomaniac and The Kingdom
Baard Owe Lars directed The Kingdom, Europa and Medea
Sophie Kennedy Clark Lars directed Nymphomaniac (2014)
Solbjørg Højfeldt Lars directed The Kingdom and Medea
Anders Hove Lars directed Nymphomaniac and The Kingdom
Michaël Pas Lars directed Nymphomaniac (2014)
Lars von TrierPartners
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Dancer in the Dark 2000
The Kingdom 1994
Too Many Cooks 2014
Dogville 2003
The Kingdom II 1998
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
172 credits on file
Television 8
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About this person
Country
Denmark
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1956 · age 70
