12 Interesting Facts About Lars von Trier

1. #002

   Lars von Trier has never visited the United States.

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2. #003

   After Steven Spielberg saw Europa (1991), he offered von Trier the chance to direct a film in America, but von Trier turned the script down.

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3. #004

   The 'von' was added to his name because his peers at the Danish Film School called him that.

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4. #007

   Along with a group of other filmmakers, he helped found a collective known as Dogme 95. The collective agreed to make films in accordance with specific rules, such as using only handheld cameras and shooting only on location.

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5. #009

   He left his pregnant wife and moved in with (much younger) nannies.

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6. #011

   He was scheduled to direct the four operas of Wagner's Ring at the 2006 edition of the Bayreuth Festival in Germany, but he withdrew from the project in 2004, stating through the festival that he felt it would be beyond his powers and that he would not be able to realize his own ambitions.

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7. #014

   In 2017, thirteen moving boxes' worth of material from Lars von Trier's life was placed in a special collection at the Danish Film Institute's library. Most of the material came from Trier's own basement. Some of it was also used for an exhibition at Brandts in Odense, Denmark.

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8. #016

   He considers Dogville (2003) his best film because 'it's so damn well written.' By contrast, he considers the film's sequel, Manderlay (2005), his worst.

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9. #017

   His planned American trilogy was never completed. After starting with Dogville (2003) and its sequel Manderlay (2005), the third film, titled 'Washington,' was never made (as of 2022).

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10. #018

    He added the 'von' to his birth name (Lars Trier) as a tribute to director Josef von Sternberg.

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11. #019

    He has the letters F, U, C and K tattooed on the knuckles of his right hand.

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12. #020

    In 2007, Lars von Trier was set to begin work on a horror film titled Deccal (Antichrist), which posited that the world was created by Satan rather than God. However, in May 2007 it was reported that he was suffering from depression and might give up filmmaking entirely.

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