Lars von Trier Movie Trailers

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II Trailer (2013)

25 December 2013

The continuation of Joe's sexually dictated life delves into the darker aspects of her adult life and what led to her being in Seligman's care.

Dancer in the Dark Trailer (2000)

01 September 2000

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her young son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation.

Dogville Trailer (2003)

21 May 2003

A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.

I Am Curious, Film Trailer (1995)

28 October 1995

The Scandinavian entry in the BFI's Century of Cinema series of documentaries

Bergman: A Year in a Life Trailer (2018)

12 July 2018

The year 1957 was one of the most prolific for the Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman: he shot two films, released two of his most celebrated films and produced four plays and a TV movie while juggling with a complicated private life.

Antichrist Trailer (2009)

20 May 2009

A grieving couple retreats to their cabin 'Eden' in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage.

The House That Jack Built Trailer (2018)

04 October 2018

Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years.

Melancholia Trailer (2011)

16 March 2011

Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.

Inside Björk Trailer (2003)

23 August 2003

Following the career of Björk, this documentary looks at her early musical career with local icelandic bands, her acclaimed stint in The Sugarcubes, and her massive success as a free-spirited solo artist.

A Royal Affair Trailer (2012)

29 March 2012

A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.

Breaking the Waves Trailer (1996)

05 July 1996

In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when he urges her to have sex with another.

The Name of This Film Is Dogme95 Trailer (2000)

01 November 2000

The Name of this Film is Dogme95 is an irreverent documentary exploring the origins of Dogme95, the most influential movement in world cinema for a generation.

The Idiots Trailer (1998)

20 May 1998

A group of perfectly intelligent young people decide to react to society's cult of aimless, non-creative and non-responsible form intellect by living together in a community of 'idiots'.

Lars From 1 - 10 Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

Breaking The Waves director Lars Von Trier invents his own set of rules for filmmaking.

Manderlay Trailer (2005)

03 June 2005

In 1933, a young woman and her father discover an Alabama plantation whose inhabitants live as if slavery had never been abolished.

Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime Trailer (1984)

31 May 1984

Behind the scenes documentary of Lars von Trier's The Element of Crime (1984).

The Boss of It All Trailer (2006)

08 December 2006

The owner of an IT firm wants to sell his business for profit; however, when he started his firm, he invented a nonexistent president to hide behind when unpopular steps needed to be taken.

To Each His Own Cinema Trailer (2007)

31 October 2007

Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema" brought together 33 of the world's pre-eminent filmmakers to produce short pieces exploring the multifarious facets of cinema and their perspective on the state of their chosen artform in the early 21st century.

The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 Trailer (2007)

25 December 2007

Erik Nietzsche is an intelligent but in many ways inexperienced shy young man who is convinced that he wants to be a film director.

Portrait of Lars von Trier Trailer (1991)

01 January 1991

Danish documentary from TV2 in 1991.

Epidemic Trailer (1987)

11 September 1987

A filmmaker and a writer collaborate on a screenplay, in which an epidemic spreads about the whole world.

Medea Trailer (1989)

08 August 1989

Medea after having helped the man she loves, Jason, and given him to birth two children, is driven into fury and vengeful madness after he decides to abandon her to become successor to the throne by marring Glauce, the daughter of Creon, king of Corinth.

Europa Trailer (1991)

27 June 1991

In 1945 Germany, following the end of World War II, Leopold Kessler, an American of German descent, is hired by his uncle as a sleeping car conductor on the Zentropa train line.

Plankton Salesmen Trailer (2017)

29 October 2017

A nostalgic look at the birth and death of arthouse film distribution in Russia in the early 2000s. The story of the company Cinema Without Borders and its two founders, Sam Klebanov and Anton Mazurov.

Being Bo Widerberg Trailer (2025)

02 July 2025

The documentary chronicles Bo Widerberg's journey from 1960s Malmö, where he worked as a writer and film critic, to his successes as a director in Stockholm and international adventures in Cannes and New York.

Dear Wendy Trailer (2005)

04 February 2005

In a blue-collar American town, a group of teens bands together to form the Dandies, a gang of gunslingers led by Dick Dandelion.

Italian for Beginners Trailer (2000)

07 December 2000

Several lonely hearts in a semi-provincial suburb of a town in Denmark use a beginner's course in Italian as the platform to meet the romance of their lives.

Side by Side Trailer (2012)

19 August 2012

Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium.

Kingdom Hospital Trailer (2004)

03 March 2004

Stephen King's take on the masterpiece series by Lars von Trier. The story takes place in a hospital in Lewiston, Maine, built on the site of a Civil War-era mill fire in which many children died.

Le court des grands Trailer (2005)

30 November 2005

A program of debut shorts from some of cinema's greatest diectors. Curated by Emir Kusturica and Stephen Frears, featured auteurs include George Lucas' "1.

… But Film Is My Mistress Trailer (2010)

12 May 2010

Guided by Liv Ullmann and with commentaries from a number of prominent filmmakers for whom Bergman is and remains an important influence - such as Woody Allen, Olivier Assayas, Bernardo Bertolucci, Arnaud Desplechin, John Sayles, Martin Scorsese and Lars von Trier, the film provides a vivid portrait of the artist who in each new project found a challenge for himself and for the people he worked with - both actors and colleagues behind the camera.

Heart of the Festival Trailer (2002)

16 April 2002

A short film containing some of the highlights of the Cannes Film Festival's storied history.

The Humiliated Trailer (1998)

30 October 1998

A very intimate look on Lars von Trier and his cast and crew, during the production of "The Idiots".

Trier, Kidman og Cannes Trailer (2003)

27 May 2003

Dogville Confessions Trailer (2004)

27 June 2004

A documentary on the creation of Lars von Trier's fascinating drama Dogville starring amongst others Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Stellan Skarsgård, Ben Gazzara, Lauren Bacall and James Caan.

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I Trailer (2013)

25 December 2013

A man named Seligman finds a fainted wounded woman in an alley and he brings her home. She tells him that her name is Joe and that she is nymphomaniac.

Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier Trailer (1997)

12 December 1997

A portrait of Denmark's most acclaimed and controversial director, Lars von Trier. A meeting with von Trier on a private level as well as with his film universe.

A Conversation with Lars von Trier Trailer (2005)

17 October 2005

Filmmaker Eva Ziemsen was determined to interview renowned film director, Lars von Trier. Her provocative offer, to conduct the interview nude, led to a revealing and truthful conversation about filmmaking.

The Five Obstructions Trailer (2003)

07 November 2003

In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity.

Von Trier's 100 Eyes Trailer (2000)

02 December 2000

Although at first sight this might look like a simple ‘making of DANCER IN THE DARK’, the later developments in the film reveal the whole drama of Lars von Trier’s inner life during the shooting process.

The Kingdom II Trailer (1998)

17 July 1998

The mutant fetus is born. Dr. Helmer comes under heavy scrutiny for a botched operation that left a patient braindead, and begins to dabble in the dark arts in order to ward off those seeking an end to his career.

The South Trailer (2004)

24 January 2004

Martje is the manager of a successful laundry service, but in her personal life she struggles with her self-image after the amputation of one of her breasts.

Dimension Trailer (2010)

24 August 2010

A poetic gangster story and a thriller about the passage of time. Recorded between 1991 and 1997 but released in 2010; von Trier's long-running project was to premiere in 2024, but production was halted.

The Idiots Who Started The Party Trailer (2020)

13 October 2020

Danish film has never felt stronger on the international stage than it did with the Dogme films, which at the world premiere of 'The Party' and 'The Idiots' during the Cannes Film Festival in 1998 put Denmark on the film world map.

100 Cameras: Capturing Lars von Trier's Vision Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Dancer in the Dark" by Lars von Trier.

Ernst-Hugo Trailer (2008)

28 December 2008

A gripping portrait of the dramatic, extravagant and ego-centric actor Ernst-Hugo Järegård (1928-1998) who would always be at the center of everything.

Too Many Cooks Trailer (2014)

28 October 2014

"Too Many Cooks" is a humorous parody of US sitcoms of the 1970s and the 1980s, meanwhile what seems like an interminable opening theme, a mysterious killer makes his way and kills (preparing a lunch with their limbs) various members of the Cook Family.

Trespassing Bergman Trailer (2013)

28 August 2013

In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, and left Stockholm to live there.

The Kingdom Trailer (1994)

24 November 1994

At The Kingdom, Denmark's most technologically advanced hospital, a number of strange and otherworldly events begin occurring, much to the dismay of its doctors and patients.

The Element of Crime Trailer (1984)

14 May 1984

Fisher, an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims the lives of several young girls.

FreeDogme Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

Marie Berthelius and Roger Narbonne conference call Lars von Trier, Win Wenders, Lone Scherfig, and Jean-Marc Barr and are also linked by digital video.

Menthe: The Benefactor Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

A Parisian woman willingly submits herself to a secret society, exploring total psychological and physical surrender as an extreme form of devotion, transcendence, and erotic obsession.

Visions of Europe Trailer (2004)

01 May 2004

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

Screaming Men Trailer (2003)

21 February 2003

A documentary film about the Finnish screaming male choir.

Lars von Trier: The Burden From Donald Duck Trailer (2020)

24 December 2020

Lars von Trier was interviewed by Christian Lund at his home outside Copenhagen in November 2020.

The Road to Manderlay Trailer (2005)

31 December 2005

Documentary about the filming and behind-the-scenes of Manderlay.

Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition) Trailer (2007)

25 September 2007

A collection of short films by 16 European directors.

Ironie und Gottessuche - Das Kino des Lars von Trier Trailer (1998)