Lars von Trier
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| Lars von Trier | |
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Lars von Trier at Cannes in 2000 |
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| Born | Lars Trier 30 April 1956 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark |
| Occupation | Film director and screenwriter |
| Influenced by | Andrei Tarkovsky, Carl Theodore Dreyer, Ingmar Bergman, Stanley Kubrick, Douglas Sirk, David Lynch, Jørgen Leth, Erich von Stroheim, Josef von Sternberg, Bertolt Brecht |
| Spouse | Cæcilia Holbek (m. 1987-1995)[1] Bente Frøge (m. 1997-present) |
Lars von Trier (b. 30 April 1956) is a Danish movie director. He has won many prizes. These include the Palme d'Or, the Grand Prix, and the Prix du Jury at the Cannes Film Festival. Some of his movies are controversial, such as Antichrist.
References[change]
- ↑ Lumholdt, Jan (2003). Lars von Trier: interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. pp. 22–23. ISBN 9781578065325. http://books.google.com/books?id=voTOt3GaRJAC&pg=PR22. Retrieved 14 October 2010.