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Lars von Trier

(1956) Film Director Kingdom of Denmark

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Lars von Trier is a film director from the Kingdom of Denmark, best known for Dancer in the dark.

Quick Facts About Lars von Trier

Born: April 30, 1956
Nationality: Kingdom of Denmark
Profession: Film Director
Notable works: Dancer in the dark
Known for: Dogville, Breaking the Waves, Europa, Manderlay, Dancer in the Dark
Spouse: Cæcilia Holbek Trier

About Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix César Award for Best Foreign Film Sonning Prize European Film Academy Critics Award European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director Konrad Wolf Prize Goya Award for Best European Film

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Danish Dramatics' Honorary Award Kjeld Abell Prize Bodil Honorary Award Statens Kunstfonds hædersydelse Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog Allen Award Jury Prize Palme d'Or European Film Award for Best Film

Quotes by Lars von Trier · Page 3

It is more difficult to manipulate with film than, for instance, video. The problem with video is that it gives you a…

Cinema

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We start with a rehearsal where the actors kind of bring what they think should be in the scene. But we film…

Cutting

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“Nature is Satan's church.”

Nature

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I always do something that I've never done before.

Done

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I'm very proud of being persona non grata. I've never been that before in my life, and that suits me extremely wellI'm…

Known

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“You can't do much in this world without hurting someone else. Every time you take a breath it's to the disadvantage of…

Different ways

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If you want to provoke, you should provoke someone who is stronger than you, otherwise you are misusing your power.

Provoking

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It’s the opening of Manderlay in Cannes, and I’m sitting next to this guy who’s writing for a tiny fictitious French paper…

Bored

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I think it's important that we all try to give something to this medium, instead of just thinking about what is the…

Audience

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I am the best film director in the world.

Best film

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I am a man who likes to control things, and if I can't control them totally I will not control them at…

I can

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I hope my films will never completely be without the ability to mark anybody.

Ability

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“There is probably something good in every religion, the important thing is how you practice it. And this is when I found…

Day life

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A film should be like a rock in the shoe.

Cinema

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When I was younger, I was fascinated by David Bowie, for example. he had created an entire myth around himself. It was…

Bowie

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My films are about ideals that clash with the world. Every time it's a man in the lead, they have forgotten about…

About

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If anyone would like to hit me, they are perfectly welcome. I must warn you, though, that I might enjoy it. So…

Enjoy

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I come from a family of communist nudists. I was allowed to do or not do what I liked. My parents were…

Communist

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The cognitive therapy that takes place in the film Antichrist is a form of therapy that I have used for some time,…

Antichrist

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I encouraged the cast to make up their own lines.

Casts

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I'm happy that I'm alive. I feel like someone coming back from Vietnam, you know; I'm sure that later on I'll start…

Alive

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Political correctness kills discussion.

Correctness

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You could say that when you introduce humour to your work, you also step back a little from it. You create a…

Distance

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I know that I cannot be with a person for three hours without saying at least ten things that would kill me.

Hours

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Lars von Trier by topic

Film (18) Cinema (16) Thinking (10)