Lars von Trier
Danish filmmaker
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| February 12 2025 | Zentropa producer Louise Vesth announced via Instagram that von Trier had been admitted to a care facility for Parkinson's disease treatment. |
| February 12 2025 | Zentropa producer Louise Vesth announced via Instagram that von Trier had been admitted to a care facility for Parkinson's disease treatment. |
| 2024 | Announced a new film titled After, which will receive funding from the Danish Film Institute and is expected to begin filming in late 2024, with Stellan Skarsgård cast as the lead. |
| 2024 | Announced a new film titled After, which will receive funding from the Danish Film Institute and is expected to begin filming in late 2024, with Stellan Skarsgård cast as the lead. |
| August 2023 | Von Trier followed up with another Instagram post clarifying his stance, saying 'I support Ukraine with every beat of my heart!' and emphasizing that all lives matter |
| August 2023 | Lars von Trier published a controversial Instagram post criticizing the delivery of F-16 fighters to Ukraine, stating 'Russian lives matter also!', which was immediately picked up by Russian media and propaganda officer Margarita Simonyan |
| August 2023 | Lars von Trier published a controversial Instagram post criticizing the delivery of F-16 fighters to Ukraine, stating 'Russian lives matter also!', which was immediately picked up by Russian media and propaganda officer Margarita Simonyan |
| August 2023 | Von Trier followed up with another Instagram post clarifying his stance, saying 'I support Ukraine with every beat of my heart!' and emphasizing that all lives matter |
| November 2022 | Released The Kingdom Exodus, which premiered out of competition at the Venice Film Festival as a five-hour feature-length film. |
| November 2022 | Released The Kingdom Exodus, which premiered out of competition at the Venice Film Festival as a five-hour feature-length film. |
| October 9 2022 | Lars von Trier begins releasing 'The Kingdom: Exodus', a new installment in The Kingdom series, running from October 9th to October 30th, with strong critical reception of 84% on Rotten Tomatoes and 77% on Metacritic |
| October 9 2022 | Lars von Trier begins releasing 'The Kingdom: Exodus', a new installment in The Kingdom series, running from October 9th to October 30th, with strong critical reception of 84% on Rotten Tomatoes and 77% on Metacritic |
| August 8 2022 | Lars von Trier was publicly diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Following the diagnosis, he announced plans to take a break from filmmaking to adjust to his new medical condition and manage the disease's symptoms. |
| August 8 2022 | Lars von Trier was publicly diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Following the diagnosis, he announced plans to take a break from filmmaking to adjust to his new medical condition and manage the disease's symptoms. |
| 2021 | Shot the five-episode miniseries The Kingdom Exodus. |
| 2021 | Shot the five-episode miniseries The Kingdom Exodus. |
| December 2020 | Von Trier announced he would produce the third and final season of The Kingdom, titled The Kingdom Exodus, bringing back some original cast members and introducing new actors like Mikael Persbrandt. |
| December 2020 | Von Trier announced he would produce the third and final season of The Kingdom, titled The Kingdom Exodus, bringing back some original cast members and introducing new actors like Mikael Persbrandt. |
| 2019 | Von Trier claimed that his controversial 2011 Cannes press conference remarks were made at the 'only press conference I ever had when I was sober', contradicting earlier statements about not being sober during the incident. |
| 2019 | Von Trier claimed that his controversial 2011 Cannes press conference remarks were made at the 'only press conference I ever had when I was sober', contradicting earlier statements about not being sober during the incident. |
| 2018 | Premiere of 'The House That Jack Built' at Cannes Film Festival, where approximately 100 audience members walked out of the screening due to the film's controversial nature. |
| 2018 | Von Trier's film 'The House that Jack Built' was recognized with 2 Bodil Awards and 11 Robert Awards. |
| 2018 | Von Trier's film 'The House that Jack Built' was recognized with 2 Bodil Awards and 11 Robert Awards. |
| 2018 | Premiere of 'The House That Jack Built' at Cannes Film Festival, where approximately 100 audience members walked out of the screening due to the film's controversial nature. |
| May 14 2018 | Lars von Trier releases 'The House That Jack Built', receiving mixed critical reviews with 60% on Rotten Tomatoes and 42% on Metacritic |
| May 14 2018 | Lars von Trier releases 'The House That Jack Built', receiving mixed critical reviews with 60% on Rotten Tomatoes and 42% on Metacritic |
| 2017 | Peter Aalbaek Jensen stepped down as CEO of Zentropa after further sexual harassment allegations came to light at the production company founded by Lars von Trier. |
| 2017 | Peter Aalbaek Jensen stepped down as CEO of Zentropa after further sexual harassment allegations came to light at the production company founded by Lars von Trier. |
| October 2017 | Björk publicly alleged sexual harassment by a Danish film director (later identified as Lars von Trier) on her Facebook page, detailing her experience during the making of Dancer in the Dark. |
| October 2017 | Björk publicly alleged sexual harassment by a Danish film director (later identified as Lars von Trier) on her Facebook page, detailing her experience during the making of Dancer in the Dark. |
| May 2017 | Film production moved from Sweden to Copenhagen for continued shooting of 'The House That Jack Built'. |
| May 2017 | Film production moved from Sweden to Copenhagen for continued shooting of 'The House That Jack Built'. |
| March 2017 | Shooting for 'The House That Jack Built' began in Sweden, starring Matt Dillon in the title role, alongside Bruno Ganz, Riley Keough, and Sofie Gråbøl. |
| March 2017 | Shooting for 'The House That Jack Built' began in Sweden, starring Matt Dillon in the title role, alongside Bruno Ganz, Riley Keough, and Sofie Gråbøl. |
| February 2017 | Von Trier commented on the film's themes, describing it as a work that 'celebrates the idea that life is evil and soulless', making a political commentary about the rise of 'Homo trumpus'. |
| February 2017 | Von Trier commented on the film's themes, describing it as a work that 'celebrates the idea that life is evil and soulless', making a political commentary about the rise of 'Homo trumpus'. |
| 2015 | Lars von Trier began work on his feature film 'The House That Jack Built', initially conceived as an eight-part television series about a serial killer, told from the murderer's perspective. |
| 2015 | Von Trier's marriage to Bente Frøge ended. |
| 2015 | Von Trier's marriage to Bente Frøge ended. |
| 2015 | Lars von Trier began work on his feature film 'The House That Jack Built', initially conceived as an eight-part television series about a serial killer, told from the murderer's perspective. |
| March 20 2014 | 'Nymphomaniac' was released in two volumes in Australia. |
| March 20 2014 | 'Nymphomaniac' was released in two volumes in Australia. |
| February 2014 | An uncensored version of Volume I of 'Nymphomaniac' was shown at the Berlin Film Festival. |
| February 2014 | An uncensored version of Volume I of 'Nymphomaniac' was shown at the Berlin Film Festival. |
| February 22 2014 | 'Nymphomaniac' premiered in the United Kingdom. |
| February 22 2014 | 'Nymphomaniac' premiered in the United Kingdom. |
| December 2013 | Showed a four-hour version of 'Nymphomaniac' to the press in a private preview session. |
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