Lars von Trier (né Trier; born 30 April 1956) [3] is a Danish film director and screenwriter. Beginning in the late-1960s as a child actor working on Danish television series Secret Summer , von Trier's career has spanned more than five decades.

1 ^ These are the original titles that the films and miniseries were given.; 2 ^ The Elements of Crime, Epidemic and Europa are, respectively, the first, second and third part of the film trilogy Europa.; 3 ^ Breaking the Waves, The Idiots and Dancer in the Dark are, respectively, the first, second and third part of the film trilogy Golden Heart.; 4 ^ Dogville, Manderlay and the so-far …

Probably the most ambitious and visually distinctive filmmaker to emerge from Denmark since Carl Theodor Dreyer over 60 years earlier, Lars von Trier studied film at the Danish Film School and attracted international attention with his very first feature, The Element of Crime (1984).

Jan 14, 2025 · Lars von Trier (born April 30, 1956, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish film director and cofounder of the Dogme 95 movement, whose films are known for their bleak worldview and controversial subject matter.

Probably the most ambitious and visually distinctive filmmaker to emerge from Denmark since Carl Theodor Dreyer over 60 years earlier, Lars von Trier studied film at the Danish Film School and attracted international attention with his very first feature, The Element of Crime (1984).

May 7, 2023 · Chaos reigns. From Melancholia to Dancer in the Dark, this is the definitive ranking of every feature film from controversial director Lars von Trier.

Lars von Trier (born 30 April 1956) is a Danish movie director and screenwriter. He has won many prizes. These include the Golden Palm, Grand Prize, and the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. He has a prolific and controversial career, spanning over four decades. [3] [4] His latest movie The House That Jack Built was released in 2018.

2 days ago · Copenhagen - Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier, a major name in contemporary auteur cinema who has Parkinson’s disease, has been admitted to a care centre, his production company Zentropa said on ...

2 days ago · “Lars is currently associated with a care centre that can provide him with the treatment and care his condition requires,” Louise Vesth, a producer at von Trier’s production company Zentropa ...

2 days ago · Director Lars von Trier has been admitted to a care centre to receive treatment following Parkinson’s diagnosis. The Dancer in the Dark filmmaker, 68, went public with his diagnosis in 2022.