Lars von Trier filmography

This article presents the filmography of Lars von Trier.

Filmography

Year Title Also known as Director Screenwriter Actor Notes
1982 Images of Liberation (Befrielsesbilleder)[1] Yes Yes No Student film[1]
1984 The Element of Crime[2] (Forbrydelsens element)[1] Yes Yes Yes Actor: Schmuck of Ages[1]
1987 Epidemic[2] Yes Yes Yes Actor: Himself
Also editor[1]
1988 Medea Yes No No Television film[1]
1991 Europa[2] (Zentropa) Yes Yes Yes Actor: Jew[1]
1994 The Kingdom[6] (Riget)[1] Yes Yes Yes Television miniseries
Creator, co-directed with Morten Arnfred
Actor: Himself (uncredited)
Lyricist: "Main Theme"[1]
1996 Breaking the Waves[3] Yes Yes No [2]
1997 The Kingdom II[6] (Riget II)[1] Yes Yes Yes Television miniseries
Creator, co-directed with Morten Arnfred
Actor: Himself (uncredited)
Lyricist: "Main Theme"[1]
1998 The Idiots[3] (Idioterne)[1] Yes Yes Yes Actor: Interviewee
Also cinematography (all uncredited)[1][2]
2000 Dancer in the Dark[3] Yes Yes No [1]
2000 D-Day (D-dag)[1] Yes Yes No Television anthology film
Segment: Lise[3]
2003 Dogville[4] Yes Yes No [1]
2003 The Five Obstructions (De fem benspænd) Yes Yes Yes Actor: Himself[1]
2004 Dear Wendy No Yes No [1]
2005 Manderlay[4] Yes Yes No [1]
2006 The Boss of It All (Direktøren for det hele)[1] Yes Yes Yes Actor: Narrator (uncredited)
Also cinematography[1]
2007 The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 (De unge år: Erik Nietzsche sagaen del 1)[1] No Yes Yes Actor: Narrator[1]
2007 To Each His Own Cinema (Chacun son cinéma)[1] Yes Yes Yes Actor: Himself
Segment: Occupations[3]
2009 Antichrist[5] Yes Yes No [1]
2010 Dimension Yes Yes No Unfinished[3]
2011 Melancholia[5] Yes Yes No [1][2]
2013 Nymphomaniac[5] Yes Yes No [1]
2018 The House That Jack Built Yes Yes No [1]
2022 The Kingdom: Exodus[6] (Riget: Exodus)[1] Yes Yes Yes Television miniseries
Creator,
Actor: Himself / Satan (uncredited)
Lyricist: "Main Theme"[1]
TBA Etudes Yes Yes No [4]

Short films

Year Title
1967 Turen til Squashland [3]
1968 Nat, skat[3]
1969 En røvsyg oplevelse[3]
Et skakspil[3]
1970 Hvorfor flygte fra det du ved du ikke kan flygte fra? Fordi du er en kujon[3]
1971 En blomst[3]
1977 The Orchid Gardener
(Orchidégartneren)[1][1]
1979 Menthe: La bienheureuse[1]
1980 Nocturne[1]
1981 The Last Detail
(Den sidste detalje)[1][1]

Video games

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

Additional credits

Year Title Notes
1969 Secret Summer Television series
Actor: Lars Johansen (8 episodes)[5]
1994 The Teacher's Room Talk-show, creator and co-directed with Rumle Hammerich[3]
1999-2000 By The Quiet Stream TV series, executive and creative producer[3]

Notes

  • 1^ These are the original titles that the films and miniseries were given.
  • 2^ The Element of Crime, Epidemic and Europa are, respectively, the first, second and third part of the film trilogy Europa.[2]
  • 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.[6]
  • 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.[6]
  • 5^ Antichrist, Melancholia and Nymphomaniac are, respectively, the first, second and third part of the film trilogy Depression.[7]
  • 6^ Riget, Riget II and Riget Exodus are, respectively, the first, second and third part of the miniseries trilogy Riget.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Lars von Trier". Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d "Lars von Trier". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Lars von Trier". IMDb. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Etudes". IMDb. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  5. ^ Stevenson, Jack (2002). Lars von Trier. World Directors. British Film Institute. pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-0-85170-903-1.
  6. ^ a b Bainbridge, Caroline (2007). The Cinema of Lars von Trier: Authenticity and Artifice. Wallflower Press. ISBN 978-1-905674-43-5.
  7. ^ "The antichrist, melancholia and nymphomania according to Lars von Trier". The Japan Times. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
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