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Lars von Trier (né Trier; born 1956) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. Beginning in the late-1960s as a child actor working on Danish television series Secret Summer , von Trier's career has spanned more than five decades.
- Antichrist
Antichrist (stylized as ANTICHRIS♀) is a 2009 horror art...
- The Idiots
The Idiots (Danish: Idioterne) is a 1998 Danish black...
- Lars Von Trier Filmography
1999-2000. By The Quiet Stream. (Ved stillebækken) [1] No....
- Melancholia (2011 film)
Melancholia is a 2011 science fiction drama film written and...
- Antichrist
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.
YearTitleAlso Known As1969Secret Summer(Hemmelig sommer) [1]1982(Befrielsesbilleder) [1]1984(Forbrydelsens element) [1]1987YesLars von Trier. Writer: Dancer in the Dark. Probably the most ambitious and visually distinctive filmmaker to emerge from Denmark since Carl Theodor Dreyer over 60 years earlier, Lars von Trier studied film at the Danish Film School and attracted international attention with his very first feature, The Element of Crime (1984).
- January 1, 1
- 1.70 m
- Copenhagen, Denmark
Birth name. Lars Trier. Height. 5′ 7″ (1.70 m) Mini Bio. Probably the most ambitious and visually distinctive filmmaker to emerge from Denmark since Carl Theodor Dreyer over 60 years earlier, Lars von Trier studied film at the Danish Film School and attracted international attention with his very first feature, The Element of Crime (1984) .
- April 30, 1956
Antichrist (stylized as ANTICHRIS♀) is a 2009 horror art film written and directed by Lars von Trier. It stars Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg as a married couple who experience the accidental death of their infant son, after which they retreat to a cabin in the woods to grieve, where the man experiences strange visions and the woman ...
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A dream sequence showcases slow-motion shots of the main characters, a collapsing horse, falling birds, butterflies, different planets, and images of the Earth colliding with a rogue planet.
Inspiration
Von Trier's initial inspiration for the film came from a depressive episode he suffered. The film is a Danish production by Zentropa, with international co-producersin Denmark, Sweden, France, and Germany. Filming took place in Sweden. Melancholia prominently features music from the prelude to Richard Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde (1857–1859). It is the second entry in von Trier's unofficially titled "Depression Trilogy", preceded by Antichrist and followed by Nymphomaniac.
Development
The idea for the film originated during a therapy session Lars von Trier attended during treatments for his depression. A therapist had told von Trier that depressive people tend to act more calmly than others under heavy pressure, because they already expect bad things to happen. Von Trier then developed the story not primarily as a disaster film, and without any ambition to portray astrophysicsrealistically, but as a way to examine the human psyche during a disaster. The idea of a planetary...
Filming
Principal photography began 22 July and ended 8 September 2010. Interior scenes were shot at Film i Väst's studios in Trollhättan, Sweden. It was the fourth time von Trier made a film in Trollhättan. Exteriors included the area surrounding the Tjolöholm Castle, in Halland, Sweden. The film was recorded digitally with Arri Alexa and Phantom cameras. Von Trier employed his usual directing style with no rehearsals; instead the actors improvised and received instructions between the takes. The ca...
In his director's statement, von Trier wrote that he had started to regret having made such a polished film, but that he hoped it would contain some flaws which would make it interesting: The premiere took place at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, where Melancholia was screened in competition on 18 May. The press conference after the screening gained...
Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 207 critic reviews are positive, and the average rating is 7.5/10. The website's critical consensus states, "Melancholia's dramatic tricks are more obvious than they should be, but this is otherwise a showcase for Kirsten Dunst's acting and for Lars von Trier's profound, visceral vision of depression and destruction." According to Metacritic, the film received "universal acclaim", based on an average score of 81 out of 100 from 40 critics. A 2017 d...
Accolades
Dunst received the Best Actress Award at the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival. The film won three awards at the European Film Awardsfor Best Film, Best Cinematographer (Manuel Alberto Claro), and Best Designer (Jette Lehmann). The U.S. National Society of Film Critics selected Melancholia as the best picture of 2011 and named Kirsten Dunst best actress. The film was also nominated for four Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards: Best Film – International; Best Dir...
In 2018, playwright Declan Greene adapted the film into a stage play for Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne, Australia. The cast featured Eryn Jean Norvill as Justine, Leeanna Walsman as Claire, Gareth Yuen as Michael, Steve Mouzakis as John, and Maude Davey as Gaby, while child actors Liam Smith and Alexander Artemov shared the role of Leo. In the ada...
Heikkilä, Martta (2017). "The Ends of the World in Lars von Trier's Melancholia". In Schuback, Marcia Sá Cavalcante; Lindberg, Susanna (eds.). The End of the World: Contemporary Philosophy and Art....Wilker, Ulrich (2014). "Liebestod ohne Erlösung. Richard Wagners Tristan-Vorspiel in Lars von Triers Film Melancholia". In Börnchen, Stefan; Mein, Georg; Strowick, Elisabeth (eds.). Jenseits von Ba...Zanchi, Luca (2020). "The Moving Image and the Time of Prophecy: Trauma and Precognition in L. Von Trier’s Melancholia (2011) and D. Villeneuve’s Arrival (2016)." Journal of Religion & Film: Vol. 2...Melancholia at IMDbMelancholia at Box Office MojoMelancholia at Rotten TomatoesLars Trier, dit Lars von Trier [laʁs fɔn tʁiːʁ] 1, est un réalisateur, scénariste et producteur danois, né le à Copenhague . Fortement influencé par le cinéaste soviétique Andreï Tarkovski, Lars von Trier est reconnu pour son style sombre et pessimiste.
