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Lars Von Trier

Lars von Trier
Lars Von Trier Cannes 2011 crop.JPG
Born Lars Trier
(1956-04-30) 30 April 1956 (age 60)
Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Education National Film School of Denmark, University of Copenhagen
Occupation Film director and screenwriter
Years active 1977–present
Notable work
Movement Hyperrealism, Dogme 95, German Expressionism
Spouse(s)
  • Cæcilia Holbek (m. 1987; div. 1995)
  • Bente Frøge (m. 1997; div. 2015)
Children Benjamin Trier, Ludvig Trier, Selma Trier, Agnes Trier
Awards Palme d'Or, EFA, Cesar, Bodil, Goya, FIPRESCI
Honours Unicef Cinema for Peace, Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog

Lars von Trier (b. Lars Trier, 30 April 1956) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He has a prolific and controversial career spanning almost four decades. His work is known for its genre and technical innovation, confrontational examination of existential, social, and political issues, and treatment of subjects like mercy, sacrifice and mental health. His political and humanitarian work was honored in 2004 with the Cinema for Peace awareness award.

Among more than 100 awards and over 200 nominations in festivals worldwide, he has received the Palme d'Or (for Dancer in the Dark), the Grand Prix (for Breaking the Waves), the Prix du Jury (for Europa), and the Technical Grand Prize (for The Element of Crime and Europa) at the Cannes Film Festival. In March 2017, Trier began filming The House that Jack Built, an English-language serial killer thriller.

Lars von Trier is the founder and shareholder of international film production company Zentropa Films, which has sold more than 350 million tickets and garnered seven Academy Award nominations over the past 25 years.

Trier was born in Kongens Lyngby, north of Copenhagen, the son of Inger Høst and Fritz Michael Hartmann (the head of Denmark's Ministry of Social Affairs and a resistance fighter). He received his surname from Høst's husband Ulf Trier, whom he considered his biological father until 1989. The director would later become famous for his honesty to journalists about his complex family and upbringing, as well as the impact it had on his identity, beliefs, and artistic process.


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