FILM DIRECTOR

Lars von Trier

1956 - Today

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Lars von Trier (né Trier; born 30 April 1956) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. Beginning in the late-1960s as a child actor working on Danish television series Secret Summer, von Trier's career has spanned more than five decades. Considered a major figure of the European film industry, he and his works have been variously described as ambitious and provocative, as well as technically innovative. His films offer confrontational examinations of existential, social, psychosexual, and political issues, and deal in subjects including mercy, sacrifice, and mental health. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lars von Trier is the 65th most popular film director (down from 42nd in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 33rd in 2019) and the most popular Danish Film Director.

Lars von trier is most famous for his film "Antichrist."

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Lars von Trier ranks 65 out of 2,041. Before him are Jean-Jacques Annaud, Brian De Palma, Michael Haneke, Abbas Kiarostami, Werner Herzog, and Éric Rohmer. After him are Sergei Parajanov, Frank Capra, Sydney Pollack, William Wyler, Claude Chabrol, and Chuck Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Lars von Trier ranks 13. Before him are Björn Borg, John Lydon, Paolo Rossi, Christine Lagarde, José Manuel Barroso, and Katerina Sakellaropoulou. After him are Michel Houellebecq, Jost Gippert, David Copperfield, Bryan Cranston, Theresa May, and Dalia Grybauskaitė.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Lars von Trier ranks 60 out of 1,032. Before him are Frederick II of Denmark (1534), Nicolas Steno (1638), Asta Nielsen (1881), Frederick I of Denmark (1471), Haakon III of Norway (1182), and Johannes Fibiger (1867). After him are Jens Christian Skou (1918), August Krogh (1874), Frederick IV of Denmark (1671), Jørn Utzon (1918), S. P. L. Sørensen (1868), and Inge Lehmann (1888).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Denmark

Among film directors born in Denmark, Lars von Trier ranks 1. After him are Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889), Bille August (1948), Gabriel Axel (1918), Thomas Vinterberg (1969), Susanne Bier (1960), Henning Carlsen (1927), Erik Balling (1924), Søren Kragh-Jacobsen (1947), Urban Gad (1879), Nicolas Winding Refn (1970), and Benjamin Christensen (1879).

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