Short-films by Lars von Trier | LEFFEST - Lisboa Film Festival

Trip to Squashland
1967, 1’

Menthe: The Benefactor
1979, 31’

Why Try to Escape from Which You Know You Can't Escape from? Because You Are a Coward
1970, 7’

A Flower
1971, 7’

Nocturne
1980, 8’

Occupations
2007, 3’

The Orchid Gardener
1978, 37’

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São Jorge Cinema

Room 3

Lars von Trier

Born in 1956, Lars von Trier has established himself as the most ambitious and visually distinctive Danish filmmaker on the contemporary scene. He made his feature film debut with The Element of Crime (1984), which earned him international recognition, and solidified his reputation with Europa (1991), Breaking the Waves (1996) and The Idiots (1998). In 1995, he co-founded the Dogme 95 movement, which advocated a more austere and naturalistic approach to filmmaking. His work is characterised by formal experimentation, the subversion of cinematic conventions, and an exploration of the limits of representation. Dancer in the Dark (2000), winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, marked one of the most acclaimed moments of his career. Subsequent films such as Dogville (2003), Manderlay (2005), Melancholia (2011), Nymphomaniac: Vol. I and Vol. II (2013), and The House That Jack Built (2018) further confirmed the diversity and radical nature of his trajectory within European and international cinema.

São Jorge Cinema Room 3

São Jorge Cinema

Room 3