Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier (Danish: Lars von Trier, also translated as Lars von Trier, Lars von Trier, April 30, 1956 -) is a Danish director and playwright. He is one of the initiators of the avant-garde and radical filmmaking movement Douma 95 Manifesto, but his own filmmaking techniques are changeable and constantly experimental, with distinctive personal characteristics. He won the Jury Prize, Grand Jury Prize and Palme d'Or respectively at the Cannes Film Festival for Euro Express (1991), Breaking the Waves (1996) and Dancing in the Dark (2000).