Lars von TrierAKA:
Lars Trier
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Danish Birthdate:
04/30/1956 Birthplace:
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biography
Lars von Trier has been one of the splashiest talents that Danish--indeed European--cinema has produced in years. His reputation as one of a few genuine 'enfants terribles' of cinema in the 1980s and 90s does not stem simply from his call for Ingmar Bergman's death (so that other Scandinavian filmmakers could receive more attention) or his calling Roman Polanski a bad name when his film "Europa" (1991; "Zentropa" in the USA) failed to receive the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Rather, the attention von Trier has justly received stems from his playful experimentation and the darkly haunting atmosphere
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1977
Made a student film, "Orkide gartneren/The Orchid Gardener", which helped him gain admission to the Danish Film School
1983
Made the medium-length (60 mins.) film, "Liberation Pictures/Image of a Relief", which he wrote and directed, as a graduate school project; won second prize at an annual European Film School Competition and was promptly picked up by Britain's Channel 4
1984
Feature film debut, "The Element of Crime", which he wrote and directed; was the first film in his "Europe" trilogy; also played the role of "Schmuck of Ages"
1989
Appeared as an actor only in the Danish children's film, "A World of Difference"
1991
Began making the film "Dimension" in three-minute segments to be finished each year; the film is scheduled to be completed in the year 2024
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