Lars Von Trier

Lars von Trier was born on April 30, 1956 in Denmark, Copenhagen. He graduated from the National Danish film school. In the film, Lars von Trier made his debut short film "Orchidegartneren" in 1976. His first job in "big" movie was the film "The Element of Crime" (1984), won prizes at film festivals in Cannes, Chicago and Mannheim. In the same film, Lars von Trier made his first appearance as an actor, screenwriter and cameraman. His film is inherent in a particular visual style - a combination of monochrome moody film noir with elements of impressionism germanskogo. Lars von Trier became known to the public on the films "Epidemic" (1987) and "Europe" (1991), but international fame brought him TV's "The Kingdom" (1994), so beloved by viewers that it was even released 280-minute film version of. But the triumph was waiting for the director after-screen drama "Breaking the Waves" (1996), highly valued at the Cannes Film Festival. Lars von Trier - one of the founders of the provocative movements in contemporary film "Dogma-95", in which he made the film "Idiots" (1998), caused a scandal candid porn scenes. In 2000, von Trier released on screens musical drama "Dancer in the Dark," which starring Catherine Deneuve and Icelandic singer Bjork. The film was awarded the main prize of the Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or, and BjцІrk received the festival prize for best actress.