Aesthetics, themes, and style of working Lars von Trier

1 aesthetics, themes, , style of working

1.1 influences
1.2 writing
1.3 filming techniques
1.4 production
1.5 approach actors
1.6 frequent collaborators

aesthetics, themes, , style of working
influences

von trier heavily influenced work of carl theodor dreyer , film night porter. inspired short film perfect human, directed jørgen leth, challenged leth redo short 5 times in feature film 5 obstructions.

writing

filming techniques

von trier has said film should stone in shoe . create original art feels filmmakers must distinguish stylistically other films, placing restrictions on film making process. famous such restriction cinematic vow of chastity of dogme 95 movement associated. in dancer in dark, used jump shots , dramatically-different color palettes , camera techniques real world , musical portions of film, , in dogville filmed on sound stage no set, walls of buildings in fictional town marked lines on floor.

von trier shoots digitally , operates camera himself, preferring continuously shoot actors in-character without stopping between takes. in dogville let actors stay in character hours, in style of method acting. these techniques put great strain on actors, famously björk during filming of dancer in dark.

von trier later return explicit images in antichrist (2009), exploring darker themes, ran problems when tried once more nymphomaniac, had ninety minutes cut out (reducing five-and-one-half 4 hours) international release in 2013 in order commercially viable, taking year shown complete anywhere in uncensored director s cut.

production

approach actors

in skype interview indiewire, von trier compared approach actors how chef work potato or piece of meat, clarifying working actors has differed on each film based on production conditions.

von trier has courted controversy treatment of leading ladies. , björk famously fell out during shooting of dancer in dark, point björk abscond filming days @ time. despite this, other actresses such kirsten dunst , charlotte gainsbourg have spoken out in defence of von trier s approach. nymphomaniac star stacy martin has stated never forced outside comfort zone. said don t think s misogynist. fact depicts women troubled or dangerous or dark or evil; doesn t automatically make him anti-feminist. s dated argument. think lars loves women.

nicole kidman, starred in von trier s dogville, said in interview abc radio national: think tried quit film 3 times because said, want tie , whip you, , s not kind. was, like, mean? ve come way rehearse you, work you, , re telling me want tie me , whip me? s lars, , lars takes clothes off , stands there naked , re like, oh put clothes on lars, please, let s shoot film. s very, raw , s child in ll , anything. , have eat dinner every night , of time end me in tears because lars sit next me , drink peach schnapps , drunk , abusive , d leave and...anyway, d go work next morning.

björk made public statement regarding von trier s sexual harassment, in von trier remains unnamed, though los angeles times has found corroboration identifying him. in facebook posting, björk describes difficulties in facing retribution: extremely clear me when walked actresses profession humiliation , role lesser sexually harassed being norm , set in stone director , staff of dozens enabled , encouraged it. became aware of universal thing director can touch , harass actresses @ , institution of film allows it. when turned director down repeatedly sulked , punished me , created team impressive net of illusion framed difficult one. stated , in opinion had more fair , meaningful relationship actresses after confrontation there hope. let s hope statement supports actresses , actors over. let s stop this. there wave of change in world . von trier has denied accusations made against him.

frequent collaborators

von trier has known penchant working actors , production members more once. main crew members , producer team has remained intact since film europa. list of actors reappearing on films, small parts or cameos extensive , many of them have repeatedly expressed devotion von trier , willingness return on set him, without payment. uses same regular group of actors in many of films including jean-marc barr, udo kier , stellan skarsgård cast in several lars von trier films: kingdom, breaking waves, dancer in dark, dogville, melancholia, , nymphomaniac.