Career Lars von Trier

1 career

1.1 europa
1.2 zentropa films
1.3 inventing style manifesto
1.4 international sensation auteur director

1.4.1 breaking waves , idiots
1.4.2 dancer in dark
1.4.3 5 obstructions
1.4.4 land of opportunities trilogy


1.5 exploring popular genres, cinematic limits , personal struggle

1.5.1 antichrist
1.5.2 melancholia

1.5.2.1 cannes press conference incident


1.5.3 nymphomaniac


1.6 upcoming projects

career

in 1984, element of crime, von trier s breakthrough film, received twelve awards @ 7 international festivals including technical grand prize @ cannes, , nomination palme d or. film s slow, non-linear pace, innovative , multi-leveled plot design, , dark dreamlike visual effects combine create allegory traumatic european historical events.

his next film, epidemic (1987), shown @ cannes in un regard section. film features 2 story lines collide: chronicle of 2 filmmakers (played von trier , screenwriter niels vørse) in midst of developing new project, , dark science fiction tale of futuristic plague – film von trier , vørsel depicted making.

von trier has referred films falling thematic , stylistic trilogies. pattern began element of crime (1984), first of europa trilogy, illuminated traumatic periods in europe both in past , future. includes element of crime (1984), epidemic (1987), , europa (1991).

europa

von trier directed medea (1988) television, won him jean d arcy prize in france. based on screenplay carl th. dreyer , stars udo kier. trier completed europa trilogy in 1991 europa (released zentropa in us), won prix du jury @ 1991 cannes film festival, , picked awards @ other major festivals. in 1990 directed music video song bakerman laid back. video re-used in 2006 english dj , artist shaun baker in remake of song.

zentropa films

seeking financial independence , creative control on projects, in 1992 von trier , producer peter aalbæk jensen founded film production company zentropa entertainment. named after fictional railway company in europa, recent film @ time,[13] zentropa has produced many movies other trier s own, several television series. has produced hardcore sex films: constance (1998), pink prison (1999), hotmen coolboyz (2000), , anna (2005). make money newly founded company,[22] von trier made kingdom (danish title riget, 1994) , kingdom ii (riget ii, 1997), pair of miniseries recorded in danish national hospital, name riget being colloquial name hospital known rigshospitalet (lit. kingdom s hospital) in danish. projected third season of series derailed death in 1998 of ernst-hugo järegård, played helmer, , of kirsten rolffes, played drusse, in 2000, 2 of major characters.

inventing style manifesto

dogme 95 certificate susanne bier s film open hearts

in 1995 von trier , thomas vinterberg presented manifesto new cinematic movement, called dogme 95. dogme 95 concept, led international interest in danish film, inspired filmmakers on world. in 2008, fellow dogme directors kristian levring , søren kragh-jacobsen, von trier , thomas vinterberg received european film award european achievement in world cinema.

in 1996 von trier conducted unusual theatrical experiment in copenhagen involving 53 actors, titled psychomobile 1: world clock. documentary chronicling project directed jesper jargil, , released in 2000 title de udstillede (the exhibited).

from international sensation auteur director

von trier achieved greatest international success golden heart trilogy. each film in trilogy naive heroines maintain golden hearts despite tragedies experience. trilogy consists of: breaking waves (1996), idiots (1998), , dancer in dark (2000). while 3 films associated dogme 95 movement, idiots certified dogme 95 film.

breaking waves , idiots

breaking waves (1996), first film in golden heart trilogy, won grand prix @ cannes film festival , featured emily watson, nominated academy award best actress. grainy images, , hand-held photography, pointed towards dogme 95 violated several of manifesto s rules, , therefore not qualify dogme 95 film. second film in trilogy, idiots (1998), nominated palme d or, presented in person @ cannes film festival despite dislike of travelling.

dancer in dark

in 2000 von trier premiered musical featuring icelandic musician björk, dancer in dark. film won palme d or @ cannes. song ve seen (co-written von trier) received academy award nomination best original song.

the 5 obstructions

the 5 obstructions (2003), made von trier , jørgen leth, documentary incorporates lengthy sections of experimental films. premise von trier challenges director jørgen leth, friend , mentor, remake old experimental film perfect human (1967) 5 times, each time different obstruction (or obstacle) specified von trier.

the land of opportunities trilogy

the proposed trilogy consists of dogville (2003), manderlay (2005), , wasington, yet made. 2 completed movies shot in same distinctive style – on bare sound stage no set , buildings marked lines on floor. style inspired 1970s televised theatre.

dogville (2003) starred nicole kidman , manderlay (2005) starred bryce dallas howard in same role grace margaret mulligan character in both films. both films extremely stylised, actors playing parts on empty sound stage little chalk marks on floor indicate sets. both films have casts of major international actors including: harriet andersson, lauren bacall, james caan, danny glover, willem dafoe, , questioned various issues relating american society, such intolerance (in dogville) , slavery (in manderlay).

the location dear wendy (2005), feature film directed von trier s dogme-brother thomas vinterberg script von trier. starred jamie bell , bill pullman , dealt gun worship , violence in american society.

in 2006 von trier released danish-language comedy film, boss of all. shot using process has called automavision, involves director choosing best possible fixed camera position , allowing computer randomly choose when tilt, pan, or zoom.

this comedy followed autobiographical film, years: erik nietzsche part 1 (da) (2007), scripted von trier directed jacob thuesen, tells story of von trier s years student @ national film school of denmark. stars jonatan spang von trier s alter ego, called erik nietzsche , , narrated von trier himself. main characters in film based on real people danish film industry, thinly veiled portrayals including jens albinus director nils malmros, dejan Čukić screenwriter mogens rukov, , søren pilmark.

exploring popular genres, cinematic limits , personal struggle

the depression trilogy consists of antichrist, melancholia, , nymphomaniac. 3 films star charlotte gainsbourg, , deal characters suffer depression or grief in different ways. trilogy said represent depression trier himself experiences.

antichrist

von trier s next feature film antichrist, film grieving couple retreat cabin in woods, hoping return eden repair broken hearts , troubled marriage; nature takes course , things go bad worse . film stars willem dafoe , charlotte gainsbourg. premiered in competition @ 2009 cannes film festival, festival s jury honoured movie giving best actress award gainsbourg.

melancholia

in 2011 von trier released melancholia, psychological drama. film in competition @ 2011 cannes film festival.

cannes press conference incident

known provocative in interviews, von trier s remarks during press conference before premiere of melancholia in cannes caused significant controversy in media, leading festival declare him persona non grata , ban him festival 1 year (without, however, excluding melancholia year s competition). minutes before end of interview, trier asked journalist german roots , nazi aesthetic in response director s description of film s genre german romance . director – brought jewish, , found out in later life real father non-jewish german, – appeared offended connotation , responded discussing german identity. joked since no longer jewish understands , sympathizes hitler, not against jews except israel pain in ass , nazi. these remarks caused stir in media which, part, presented incident antisemitic scandal. director released formal apology after controversial press conference , kept apologizing joke during of interviews gave in weeks following incident, admitting not sober, , saying did not need explain not nazi. actors of melancholia present during incident — dunst, gainsbourg, skarsgård — defended director, pointing provocative sense of humor , depression. director of cannes festival later characterised controversy unfair , stupid von trier s bad joke, concluding films welcome @ festival , von trier considered friend .

nymphomaniac

following melancholia, von trier began production of nymphomaniac, film sexual awakening of woman played charlotte gainsbourg.

in december 2013, four-hour version of five-and-a-half-hour film shown press in private preview session. cast included stellan skarsgård (in sixth film von trier), shia labeouf, willem dafoe, jamie bell, christian slater, , uma thurman. in response claims had merely created porn film , skarsgård stated ... if @ film, s bad porn movie, if fast forward. , after while find don t react explicit scenes. become natural seeing eating bowl of cereal. von trier refused attend private screening due negative response nazi-related remarks had made @ 2011 cannes film festival, had led expulsion it. in director s defense, skarsgård stated @ screening, knows s not nazi, , disgraceful way press had these headlines saying was.

for public release in united kingdom, four-hour version of nymphomaniac divided 2 volumes  – volume i , volume ii – , film s british premiere on 22 february 2014. in interviews prior release date, gainsbourg , co-star stacy martin revealed prosthetic vaginas, body doubles, , special effects used production of film. martin stated film s characters reflection of director himself , referred experience honour enjoyed.

the film released in 2 volumes australian release on 20 march 2014, interval separating back-to-back sections. in review of film 3rrr s film criticism program, plato s cave, presenter josh nelson stated that, since production of breaking waves, filmmaker von trier akin alfred hitchcock, due portrayal of feminine issues. nelson mentioned filmmaker andrei tarkovsky influence whom trier himself has cited.

in february 2014, uncensored version of volume shown @ berlin film festival, no announcement of when or if complete five-and-a-half-hour nymphomaniac made available public.

upcoming projects

von trier working on new feature film house jack built, planned eight-part television series. story serial killer, seen murderer s point of view. shooting started in march 2017 in sweden, shooting moving copenhagen in may.

in february 2017, von trier said house jack built celebrates idea life evil , soulless, sadly proven recent rise of homo trumpus – rat king .