Movies by Lars von Trier

Side by Side

Side by Side

Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium. Keanu Reeves explores the development of cinema and the impact of digital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, such as James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.

The Name of This Film Is Dogme95

The Name of This Film Is Dogme95

The Name of this Film is Dogme95 is an irreverent documentary exploring the origins of Dogme95, the most influential movement in world cinema for a generation. The film tells how a 'brotherhood' of four Danish directors armed with a radical Manifesto, has inspired, outraged and provoked filmmakers and filmgoers the world over. The rules of Dogme95 take filmmaking back to its brass-tacks - stories must be set in the here and now; the films must be shot on location, with a handheld camera, using natural light, and direct sound; the rules forbi...

The Humiliated

The Humiliated

A very intimate look on Lars von Trier and his cast and crew, during the production of "The Idiots".

Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier

Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier

Documentary on Lars von Trier

The Orchid Gardener

The Orchid Gardener

A young, mentally ill man, a visual artist in crisis Victor Marse (Lars von Trier) meets two nurses (Eliza and her girlfriend) during his stay in a sanatorium. These nurses are obvious lesbians. Victor lives with Eliza and her son. He imagines another woman when he is roaming at a coast. He pretends committing a suicide but Eliza does not react to it. Every moment, he stays in front of a blank canvas and thinks. Meanwhile he dresses into Nazi clothes or into women dresses, then he leaves to go to the cinema, and abuses and probably kills a s...

Menthe: The Benefactor

Menthe: The Benefactor

Based on the sadomasochistic novel by Dominique Aury, "Story of O", tells the story of a voluntary female submission.

A Conversation with Lars von Trier

A Conversation with Lars von Trier

Filmmaker Eva Ziemsen was determined to interview renowned film director, Lars von Trier. Her provocative offer, to conduct the interview nude, led to a revealing and truthful conversation about filmmaking.

The Idiots Who Started The Party

The Idiots Who Started The Party

Danish film has never felt stronger on the international stage than it did with the Dogme films, which at the world premiere of 'The Party' and 'The Idiots' during the Cannes Film Festival in 1998 put Denmark on the film world map. Another eight films under the strict Dogme rules followed and created great international careers for several of the talents in front of and behind the handheld camera. Thomas Vinterberg, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Paprika Steen, Ulrich Thomsen, Trine Dyrholm, Iben Hjejle, Anders W. Berthelsen, Lone Scherfig, Sonja Ric...

Good Night, Dear

Good Night, Dear

Lars von Trier himself has one of the lead roles in this short film about a bank employee being subjected to a brutal robbery.

100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision

100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Dancer in the Dark" by Lars von Trier.

Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime

Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime

Behind the scenes documentary of Lars von Trier's The Element of Crime (1984).