Lars von Trier Articles

Like just about every US-based critics group — year in, year out — the Online Film Critics Society has placed its focus on English-language productions this awards season. True, critics’ fave The Artist, a French-made production, is in the running in several categories, including Best Film, but Michel Hazanavicius‘ comedy-drama is a) silent (which makes it seem less "foreign") b) set in Hollywood c) features [...]

Alexander Skarsgård, Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Melancholia Lars von Trier may have made some new enemies at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, but he surely still has a number of friends and admirers at the European Film Academy. Von Trier’s apocalyptic family drama Melancholia, starring EFA Best Actress nominees Kirsten Dunst (now also a German citizen) and Charlotte Gainsbourg, was the Best Film winner at [...]

Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Melancholia MELANCHOLIA Tops European Film Awards, Lars von Trier Bypassed, Colin Firth Beats Jean Dujardin Lars Von Trier/MELANCHOLIA Dominate European Film Awards EUROPEAN FILM 2011 THE ARTIST, France WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Michel Hazanavicius PRODUCED BY: Thomas Langmann & Emmanuel Montamat LE GAMIN AU VELO (The Kid with a Bike), Belgium/France/Italy WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne PRODUCED BY: [...]

Alexander Skarsgård, Kirsten Dunst, Melancholia A contender for Melancholia this year, Lars von Trier has won a previous European Film Award in the Best Director category: for Dogville in 2003, in addition to a nomination for Antichrist in 2009. (The Best European Director category was eliminated from 1990 to 2000.) Two von Trier movies have won Best Film: Breaking the Waves in 1996 and Dancer [...]