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Since his breakthrough in 1984 with ELEMENT OF CRIME (Forbrydelsens Element) Lars von Trier has been recognised as Denmark’s most gifted director, the man with the talent to take the reputation of Denmark as an international movie-making nation into the next century. Von Trier’s previous work, which has harvested a series of major awards, is spiced with black humour and sprinkled lavishly with quotes from other masterpieces of cinema history.
Born in 1956, Lars von Trier graduated from the Danish Film School 1983 and the films he made as a student, NOCTURE (Nocture, 1981) and IMAGES OF A RELIEF (Befrielsesbilleder, 1982) both won Best Film awards at the Munich Film Festival 1984, an award which he again won in 1991 for EUROPA (US title, Zentropa), which also won the Prix Special du Jury at Cannes and picked up awards at other major Festivals. His 1987 film EPIDEMIC was also shown as part of the official programme at Cannes.
For television von Trier directed MEDEA (1988) which won the Jean d’Arcy prize in France. Von Trier also directed The Kingdom (Riget) and The Kingdom II, a pair of miniseries for Danish television about a haunted hospital. A projected third installment in the series has been derailed due to the death of Ernst-Hugo Järegård, who played Helmer, one of the major characters. A thirteen-episode American television series, based on The Kingdom, was written by Stephen King, under the title Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital, which was broadcast in 2004.
After BREAKING THE WAVES (1996) winner of Grand Prix, Cannes 1996, von Trier presented THE KINGDOM II ( Riget II) at Venice International Film Fesitval 1997. At cannes in 1998, Lars von Trier, overcame his dislike of traveling, and in person he presented the secondDogma-film; THE IDIOTS (Idioterne) as instructor and originator of the concept Dogma95. THE IDIOTS and Dogma95, led to a worldwide interest in Danish film as a whole, and has inspired filmmakers all over the world. Lars von Trier is now working on a musical, featuring the world famous Icelandic musician Björk, DANCER IN THE DARK expect to be opening in Cannes, 2000.
Von Trier added the "von" to his name when his peers at film school nicknamed him "von Trier". He also reportedly added the "von" in homage to Erich von StroheimErich Oswald Stroheim ( September 22, 1885 May 12, 1957) was an Austrian Jewish actor and film director, noted for his arrogant Teutonic character parts. He became known as "The Man You Love to Hate" because of the many villain roles he took. He was born.
He has described himself in Interview magazine ( JuneJune is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 30 days. June is named for the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter. Events in June The solstice occurs around the 21st of this month, although it may occur on either the 20 or 22. It is t 19891989 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 7 Akihito becomes Emperor of Japan following the death of Hirohito. The Heisei period begins January 8 the Kegworth Air Disaster A British Midland Boeing 737 cra) as "a melancholy Dane masturbating in the dark to images on the silver screen."
He has never been to the United States as he refuses to fly.
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