Lars von Trier filmography

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This article presents the filmography of Lars von Trier.

## Filmography

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Year  | Title  | Also known as  | Director  | Screenwriter  | Actor  | Lyricist  | Notes

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1969  | Secret Summer | (Hemmelig sommer)[1] | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | Television series
Actor: Lars Johansen (8 episodes)
1982  | Images of Liberation | (Befrielsesbilleder)[1] | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Student film and first theatrical film debut
1984  | The Element of Crime[2] | (Forbrydelsens element)[1] | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Actor: Schmuck of Ages
1987  | Epidemic[2] |  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Actor: Himself
Lyricist: "We All Fall Down"
Also editor
1988  | Medea |  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | Television film
1991  | Europa[2] | (Zentropa) | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Actor: Jew
Lyricist: "Europa Aria"
1994  | The Teacher's Room | (Lærerværelset)[1] | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Talk-show miniseries
Creator (concept; 6 episodes); Co-directed with Rumle Hammerich
1994-2022  | The Kingdom[6] | (Riget)[1] | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Television miniseries trilogy
Creator; Co-directed with Morten Arnfred
Actor: Himself (all seasons), Satan (Exodus only; both roles were uncredited)
Lyricist: "Main Theme"
1996  | Breaking the Waves[3] |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  |
1998  | The Idiots[3] | (Idioterne)[1] | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Actor: Interviewee
Also cinematography (all uncredited under per Dogme rules)
1999-2000  | By The Quiet Stream | (Ved stillebækken)[1] | No  | No  | No  | No  | TV series based on a 1930 novel of the same name by Morten Korch
Executive producer / creative producer / producer only
2000  | Dancer in the Dark[3] |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Most of the lyricist written with Bjork and Sjon
2000  | D-Day | (D-dag)[1] | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Television anthology film
Segment: Lise
2003  | Dogville[4] |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  |
2003  | The Five Obstructions | (De fem benspænd) | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Actor: Himself
2004  | Dear Wendy |  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  |
2005  | Manderlay[4] |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  |
2006  | The Boss of It All | (Direktøren for det hele)[1] | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Actor: Narrator (uncredited)
Also cinematography
2007  | The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 | (De unge år: Erik Nietzsche sagaen del 1)[1] | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Actor: Narrator
2007  | To Each His Own Cinema | (Chacun son cinéma)[1] | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Actor: Himself
Segment: Occupations
2009  | Antichrist[5] |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  |
2010  | Dimension |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Unreleased; all footage consists into a 27-minute short film
2011  | Melancholia[5] |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  |
2013  | Nymphomaniac[5] |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  |
2018  | The House That Jack Built[1] |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  |
TBA  | Etudes |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  |

### Short films

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

### Video games

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Developer

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Cancelled  | Eden | Writer; based on a 2009 film Antichrist | Zentropa Games

## Notes

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

## References

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1. ^ "The House That Jack Built". IMDb. Retrieved 12 September 2018.

## External links

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* Lars von Trier at IMDb

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* Awards and nominations

Feature films|

* The Element of Crime (1984)
* Epidemic (1987)
* Europa (1991)
* Breaking the Waves (1996)
* The Idiots (1998)
* Dancer in the Dark (2000)
* Dogville (2003)
* The Five Obstructions (2003)
* Manderlay (2005)
* The Boss of It All (2006)
* Antichrist (2009)
* Melancholia (2011)
* Nymphomaniac (2013)
* The House That Jack Built (2018)

Television|

* Medea (1988)
* The Kingdom (1994–2022)

Short films|

* The Orchid Gardener (1977)
* Images of Liberation (1982)
* "Occupations" in To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
* Dimension (2010)

Related|

* Dear Wendy (2005, screenplay)
* Dogme 95
* Europa trilogy
* Golden Heart trilogy
* Bibliography
* Zentropa

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