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{{quote|''"Welcome to the world of Lars von Trier, where [[Antichrist|babies falling out of windows]] is [[It Got Worse|the LEAST of your problems!]]"''|Oancitizen, ''[[Brows Held High]]''}}
{{quote|''"Welcome to the world of Lars von Trier, where [[Antichrist|babies falling out of windows]] is [[From Bad to Worse|the LEAST of your problems!]]"''|'''Kyle Kallgren''', ''[[Brows Held High]]''}}


'''Lars von Trier''' is a Danish avant-garde director, born in 1956, whose works are heavily on the cynical side of [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]. His films often have emotional pain and depression as their central themes, and just as often portray [[Hobbes Was Right|humankind as inherently evil creatures]] that are more than happy to exploit, torment and ultimately destroy the few kind and selfless individuals in the world.
'''Lars von Trier''' (born '''Lars Trier''', 30 April 1956) is a Danish avant-garde director whose works are heavily on the cynical side of [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]. His films often have emotional pain and depression as their central themes, and just as often portray [[Hobbes Was Right|humankind as inherently evil creatures]] that are more than happy to exploit, torment and ultimately destroy the few kind and selfless individuals in the world.


As a director, Trier is well-known for his extensive use of [[Black Comedy]], his weird ability to make [[Enforced Method Acting|actors perform way beyond]] [[Dyeing for Your Art|their personal boundaries]], and being one of the writers of the Dogme 95 Manifesto.
As a director, Trier is well-known for his extensive use of [[Black Comedy]], his weird ability to make [[Enforced Method Acting|actors perform way beyond]] [[Dyeing for Your Art|their personal boundaries]], and being one of the writers of the Dogme 95 Manifesto.
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The "[[The Von Trope Family|von]]" in his name does not come from German nobility, but is in fact an in-jokish nickname Trier had amongst his fellow students in film school. He ultimately decided to keep the nickname to pay homage to Erich von Stroheim and Josef von Sternberg, who also added their "von" later in life.
The "[[The Von Trope Family|von]]" in his name does not come from German nobility, but is in fact an in-jokish nickname Trier had amongst his fellow students in film school. He ultimately decided to keep the nickname to pay homage to Erich von Stroheim and Josef von Sternberg, who also added their "von" later in life.


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* ''The Orchid Gardener'' (1977)
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* ''[[Melancholia]]''
* ''Images of Liberation'' (1982)
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* ''[[Antichrist]]''
* ''[[Film/Breaking The Waves|Breaking The Waves]]''
* ''[[The Element of Crime]]'' (1984)
* ''Epidemic'' (1987)
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* ''[[Dancer in the Dark]]''
* ''Medea'' (1988 TV movie)
* ''[[Dogville]]''
* ''Europa'' (1991)
* ''[[The Element of Crime]]''
* ''[[The Idiots]]''
* ''[[Riget]]'' (1994 and 1997 miniseries)
* ''Breaking the Waves'' (1996)
* ''[[Riget]]''
* ''[[The Idiots]]'' (1998)
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* ''[[Dancer in the Dark]]'' (2000)
* ''The Five Obstructions'' (2003 documentary)
* ''[[Dogville]]'' (2003, first part of ''USA – Land of Opportunities'')
* ''Manderlay'' (2005, second part of ''USA – Land of Opportunities'')
* ''The Boss of It All'' (2006)
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* ''[[Antichrist]]'' (2009)
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* ''[[Melancholia]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Nymphomaniac]]'' (2013, released in two parts)
* ''[[The House That Jack Built]]'' (2018)


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Latest revision as of 02:03, 27 May 2018

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"Welcome to the world of Lars von Trier, where babies falling out of windows is the LEAST of your problems!"
—Kyle Kallgren, Brows Held High

Lars von Trier (born Lars Trier, 30 April 1956) is a Danish avant-garde director whose works are heavily on the cynical side of Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism. His films often have emotional pain and depression as their central themes, and just as often portray humankind as inherently evil creatures that are more than happy to exploit, torment and ultimately destroy the few kind and selfless individuals in the world.

As a director, Trier is well-known for his extensive use of Black Comedy, his weird ability to make actors perform way beyond their personal boundaries, and being one of the writers of the Dogme 95 Manifesto.

The "von" in his name does not come from German nobility, but is in fact an in-jokish nickname Trier had amongst his fellow students in film school. He ultimately decided to keep the nickname to pay homage to Erich von Stroheim and Josef von Sternberg, who also added their "von" later in life.

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