Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier

Director and writer. Born 30 April 1956 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

8

Titles on Fi1m7 directing · 1 producing

68

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 7 titles

2

Cannes prizes2 won

Born

30 April 1956, Copenhagen, Denmark

Active

1984–2012

Frequently works with

Vibeke Windeløv, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Meta Louise Foldager, Niels Vørsel, Stellan Skarsgård

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Director Lars von Trier leaving the press conference of the film "Nymphomaniac" at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival. — Director Lars von Trier leaving the press conference of the film "Nymphomaniac" at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival.Siebbi, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Lars von Trier — Lars von TrierImage via TMDB

Lars von Trier — Lars von TrierImage via TMDB

Lars von Trier at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000. — Lars von Trier at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000.Rita Molnár, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Lars von Trier — Lars von TrierImage via TMDB

Lars von Trier — Lars von TrierImage via TMDB

Lars von Trier — Lars von TrierImage via TMDB

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