Lars von Trier filmography

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This article presents the filmography of Lars von Trier .

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Filmography

YearTitleAlso known asDirectorScreenwriterActorLyricistNotes
1969Secret Summer(Hemmelig sommer) [1] NoNoYesNoTelevision series
Actor: Lars Johansen (8 episodes)
1982 Images of Liberation (Befrielsesbilleder) [1] YesYesNoNoStudent film and first theatrical film debut
1984 The Element of Crime [2] (Forbrydelsens element) [1] YesYesYesNoActor: Schmuck of Ages
1987 Epidemic [2] YesYesYesYesActor: Himself
Lyricist: "We All Fall Down"
Also editor
1988 Medea YesNoNoNoTelevision film
1991 Europa [2] (Zentropa)YesYesYesYesActor: Jew
Lyricist: "Europa Aria"
1994The Teacher's Room(Lærerværelset) [1] YesYesNoNo Talk-show miniseries
Creator (concept; 6 episodes); Co-directed with Rumle Hammerich
1994-2022 The Kingdom [6] (Riget) [1] YesYesYesYesTelevision miniseries trilogy
Creator; Co-directed with Morten Arnfred
Actor: Himself (all seasons), Satan (Exodus only; both roles were uncredited)
Lyricist: "Main Theme"
1996 Breaking the Waves [3] YesYesNoNo
1998 The Idiots [3] (Idioterne) [1] YesYesYesNoActor: Interviewee
Also cinematography (all uncredited under per Dogme rules)
1999-2000By The Quiet Stream(Ved stillebækken) [1] NoNoNoNoTV series based on a 1930 novel of the same name by Morten Korch
Executive producer / creative producer / producer only
2000 Dancer in the Dark [3] YesYesNoYes Most of the lyricist written with Bjork and Sjon
2000D-Day(D-dag) [1] YesYesNoNoTelevision anthology film
Segment: Lise
2003 Dogville [4] YesYesNoNo
2003 The Five Obstructions (De fem benspænd)YesYesYesNoActor: Himself
2004 Dear Wendy NoYesNoNo
2005 Manderlay [4] YesYesNoNo
2006 The Boss of It All (Direktøren for det hele) [1] YesYesYesNoActor: Narrator (uncredited)
Also cinematography
2007 The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 (De unge år: Erik Nietzsche sagaen del 1) [1] NoYesYesNoActor: Narrator
2007 To Each His Own Cinema (Chacun son cinéma) [1] YesYesYesNoActor: Himself
Segment: Occupations
2009 Antichrist [5] YesYesNoNo
2010 Dimension YesYesNoNoUnreleased; all footage consists into a 27-minute short film
2011 Melancholia [5] YesYesNoNo
2013 Nymphomaniac [5] YesYesNoNo
2018 The House That Jack Built [1] YesYesNoNo
TBAEtudesYesYesNoNo

Short films

YearTitle
1967Turen til Squashland
1968Nat, skat
1969En røvsyg oplevelse
Et skakspil
1970Hvorfor flygte fra det du ved du ikke kan flygte fra? Fordi du er en kujon
1971En blomst
1977 The Orchid Gardener
(Orchidégartneren) [1]
1979Menthe: La bienheureuse
1980Nocturne
1981The Last Detail
(Den sidste detalje) [1]

Video games

YearTitleRoleDeveloper
CancelledEdenWriter; based on a 2009 film Antichrist Zentropa Games

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<i>The Kingdom</i> (miniseries) Danish television series

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<i>Breaking the Waves</i> 1996 film by Lars von Trier

Breaking The Waves is a 1996 psychological romantic melodrama film directed and co-written by Lars von Trier and starring Emily Watson in her feature film acting debut, and with Stellan Skarsgård, a frequent collaborator with von Trier.

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<i>Europa</i> (1991 film) 1991 film

Europa is a 1991 experimental psychological drama period film directed and co-written by Lars von Trier. The film is an international co-production between Denmark and five other European countries, it is von Trier's third theatrical feature film, and the third and final installment in his Europa trilogy, following The Element of Crime (1984) and Epidemic (1987).

<i>Epidemic</i> (film) 1987 Danish film

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Baard Arne Owe, sometimes credited Bård Owe, was a Norwegian-born Danish actor who has acted in many Scandinavian films and TV series. He moved to Denmark in 1956, and there he lived and worked right up to his death.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Troels Lyby</span> Danish actor (born 1966)

Troels Lyby is a Danish actor. He made his big break in Hella Joof's film En kort en lang, but had previously acted in Let's Get Lost by Jonas Elmer and Lars von Trier's The Idiots. Since then, he has been in Okay and Jul i Valhal.

Dogme 95 is a 1995 avant-garde filmmaking movement founded by the Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg, who created the "Dogme 95 Manifesto" and the "Vows of Chastity". These were rules to create films based on the traditional values of story, acting, and theme, and excluding the use of elaborate special effects or technology. It was supposedly created as an attempt to "take back power for the directors as artists", as opposed to the studio. They were later joined by fellow Danish directors Kristian Levring and Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, forming the Dogme 95 Collective or the Dogme Brethren. Dogme is the Danish word for dogma.

<i>Melancholia</i> (2011 film) 2011 film by Lars von Trier

Melancholia is a 2011 science fiction drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier and starring Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Kiefer Sutherland, with Alexander Skarsgård, Brady Corbet, Cameron Spurr, Charlotte Rampling, Jesper Christensen, John Hurt, Stellan Skarsgård, and Udo Kier in supporting roles. The film's story revolves around two sisters, one of whom marries just before a rogue planet is about to collide with the Earth. Melancholia is the second film in von Trier's unofficially titled Depression Trilogy. It was preceded in 2009 by Antichrist and followed by Nymphomaniac in 2013.

Dimension is a 2010 Danish unfinished gangster film written and directed by Lars von Trier. Production began in 1990, the film was shot in over six years from 1991 to 1997. The original intention was to continue production in four-minute segments every year for a period of 33 years for a final release in 2024. In 2002, von Trier lost interest in the project after the death of Cartlidge, Constantine, and Hugo Järegård. The unfinished film consists of the completed footage as a short film at the time, the rest of the film's development was abandoned without them.

Morten Arnfred is a Danish film director and screenwriter. His 1983 film Der er et yndigt land was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won an Honourable Mention. Ten years later, his film The Russian Singer was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. He also co-direct the miniseries trilogy Riget with Lars von Trier.

<i>Nymphomaniac</i> (film) 2013 two-part film by Lars von Trier

Nymphomaniac MANIAC onscreen and in advertising) is a 2013 erotic art film written and directed by Lars von Trier. The film stars Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Stacy Martin, Shia LaBeouf, Christian Slater, Jamie Bell, Uma Thurman, Jean-Marc Barr, Willem Dafoe, Connie Nielsen, and Mia Goth in her debut. Separated as two-part films, the plot follows Joe, a self-diagnosed "nymphomaniac," who recounts her erotic experiences to a bachelor who helps her recover from an assault. The narrative chronicles Joe's promiscuous life from adolescence to adulthood and is split into eight chapters told across two volumes. The film was originally supposed to be only one complete entry, but, because of its length, von Trier made the decision to split the project into two separate films. Nymphomaniac was an international co-production of Denmark, Belgium, France, and Germany.

The 12th Robert Awards ceremony was held in 1995 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Organized by the Danish Film Academy, the awards honoured the best in Danish and foreign film of 1994.

References

  1. "The House That Jack Built". IMDb. Retrieved 12 September 2018.