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Lars von Trier filmography

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This article presents the filmography of Lars von Trier.

Filmography

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Year Title Also known as Director Screenwriter Actor Lyricist Notes
1969 Secret Summer (Hemmelig sommer)[1] No No Yes No Television series
Actor: Lars Johansen (8 episodes)
1982 Images of Liberation (Befrielsesbilleder)[1] Yes Yes No No Student film and first theatrical film debut
1984 The Element of Crime[2] (Forbrydelsens element)[1] Yes Yes Yes No Actor: Schmuck of Ages
1987 Epidemic[2] Yes Yes Yes Yes Actor: Himself
Lyricist: "We All Fall Down"
Also editor
1988 Medea Yes No No No Television film
1991 Europa[2] (Zentropa) Yes Yes Yes Yes Actor: Jew
Lyricist: "Europa Aria"
1994 The Teacher's Room (Lærerværelset)[1] Yes Yes No No Talk-show miniseries
Creator (concept; 6 episodes); Co-directed with Rumle Hammerich
1994-2022 The Kingdom[6] (Riget)[1] Yes Yes Yes Yes Television miniseries trilogy
Creator; Co-directed with Morten Arnfred
Actor: Himself (all seasons), Satan (Exodus only; both roles were uncredited)
Lyricist: "Main Theme"
1996 Breaking the Waves[3] Yes Yes No No
1998 The Idiots[3] (Idioterne)[1] Yes Yes Yes No Actor: Interviewee
Also cinematography (all uncredited under per Dogme rules)
1999-2000 By The Quiet Stream (Ved stillebækken)[1] No No No No TV series based on a 1930 novel of the same name by Morten Korch
Executive producer / creative producer / producer only
2000 Dancer in the Dark[3] Yes Yes No Yes Most of the lyricist written with Bjork and Sjon
2000 D-Day (D-dag)[1] Yes Yes No No Television anthology film
Segment: Lise
2003 Dogville[4] Yes Yes No No
2003 The Five Obstructions (De fem benspænd) Yes Yes Yes No Actor: Himself
2004 Dear Wendy No Yes No No
2005 Manderlay[4] Yes Yes No No
2006 The Boss of It All (Direktøren for det hele)[1] Yes Yes Yes No Actor: Narrator (uncredited)
Also cinematography
2007 The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 (De unge år: Erik Nietzsche sagaen del 1)[1] No Yes Yes No Actor: Narrator
2007 To Each His Own Cinema (Chacun son cinéma)[1] Yes Yes Yes No Actor: Himself
Segment: Occupations
2009 Antichrist[5] Yes Yes No No
2010 Dimension Yes Yes No No Unreleased; all footage consists into a 27-minute short film
2011 Melancholia[5] Yes Yes No No
2013 Nymphomaniac[5] Yes Yes No No
2018 The House That Jack Built[1] Yes Yes No No
TBA Etudes Yes Yes No No

Short films

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Year Title
1967 Turen til Squashland
1968 Nat, skat
1969 En røvsyg oplevelse
Et skakspil
1970 Hvorfor flygte fra det du ved du ikke kan flygte fra? Fordi du er en kujon
1971 En blomst
1977 The Orchid Gardener
(Orchidégartneren)[1]
1979 Menthe: La bienheureuse
1980 Nocturne
1981 The Last Detail
(Den sidste detalje)[1]

Video games

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Year Title Role Developer
Cancelled Eden Writer; based on a 2009 film Antichrist Zentropa Games

Notes

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  • 1^ These are the original titles that the films and miniseries were given.
  • 2^ The Elements of Crime, Epidemic and Europa are, respectively, the first, second and third part of the film trilogy Europa.
  • 3^ Breaking the Waves, The Idiots and Dancer in the Dark are, respectively, the first, second and third part of the film trilogy Golden Heart.
  • 4^ Dogville, Manderlay and the so-far-unmade Washington are, respectively, the first, second and third part of the film trilogy USA – Land of Opportunities.
  • 5^ Antichrist, Melancholia and Nymphomaniac are, respectively, the first, second and third part of the film trilogy Depression.
  • 6^ Riget, Riget II and Riget Exodus are, respectively, the first, second and third part of the miniseries trilogy Riget.

References

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  1. ^ "The House That Jack Built". IMDb. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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