Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier (born Lars Trier, April 30, 1956 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish film director closely associated with the Dogme95 collective calling for a return to plausible stories in filmmaking and a move away from artifice and towards technical minimalism.

Trilogies

Most of von Trier?s films and television projects are parts of thematic and stylistic trilogies. The exceptions to this rule are his early work from before he graduated the Danish Film School and some TV projects.

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The Europa trilogy illuminated the traumas of Europe in the future. This trilogy includes The Element of Crime (1984), Epidemic (1988) and Europa (Zentropa, 1991).

Related Topics:
Europa - The Element of Crime - 1984 - Epidemic - 1988 - Europa - 1991

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The Golden Heart trilogy was about naive heroines who maintain their 'golden hearts' despite the tragedies they experience. This trilogy includes Breaking the Waves (1996), Idioterne (The Idiots, 1998) and Dancer in the Dark (2000). It's worth noting that while some people consider this von Trier?s Dogme trilogy, only Idioterne (The Idiots) is an official Dogme film. While the two other films have a similar Dogme 'look' thanks to frequent handheld camerawork, they can best be described as pre- and post-Dogme.

Related Topics:
Golden Heart - Breaking the Waves - 1996 - Idioterne - 1998 - Dancer in the Dark - 2000 - Dogme

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The USA - Land of Opportunities trilogy follows the character of Grace, and is set in a stylized American past. Von Trier reportedly was inspired to make a trilogy about the United States as a reaction to Americans at the Cannes film festival who said he had no right to make the Dancer in the Dark, which was critical of a country he has never been to (and has no intention of ever visiting, due to his phobia of travel). All three movies will be shot in the same distinctive style, on a bare sound stage with no set and buildings marked by lines on the floor. This style is inspired by 1970s televised theatre. The trilogy consists of Dogville (2003), Manderlay (2005) and Wasington (2009).

Related Topics:
USA - Land of Opportunities - 1970s - Dogville - 2003 - Manderlay - 2005 - Wasington - 2009

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The Kingdom (Riget) was planned as a trilogy of three seasons with 13 episodes in total, but the third season was not filmed due to death of star Ernst-Hugo Järegård shortly after completion of the second season.

Related Topics:
The Kingdom - Ernst-Hugo Järegård

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