{"product_id":"lars-von-trier-jan-lumholdt-9781578065325","title":"Lars Von Trier: Interviews","description":"With six entries at the Cannes Film Festival thus far, Lars von Trier has been a Cannes award winner four times. Without question, he is the most intriguing film director to emerge in Denmark since the days of his great mentor in spirit Carl Theodor Dreyer. A relentless visionary, von Trier (b. 1956) has succeeded not only in realizing his projects but also in managing to gather substantial audiences to his films. \u003ci\u003eBreaking the Waves\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) made him a well-known figure to American audiences, as did \u003ci\u003eDancer in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His work on the groundbreaking TV series \u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e (1994-97) made him a household name in Denmark. He has continued to stir controversy for his polarizing views on the characters and subject matter of his films, as well as for his film technique. Media attention reached its peak when von Trier created Dogme 95, a movement dedicated to the \"Vow of Chastity,\" which strips cinema of its artifice, flash, and polish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rather than being strident or shrill, however, these collected interviews reveal the Danish filmmaker to be impish, forthright, witty, sometimes infuriating, and deeply committed to the possibilities of cinema. The conversations in this collection trace his development from the structured, image-obsessed formalist of \u003ci\u003eThe Element of Crime\u003c\/i\u003e (1984) and \u003ci\u003eEuropa\u003c\/i\u003e (U.S. title \u003ci\u003eZentropa\u003c\/i\u003e, 1991) to the control-shunning game master of the 1990s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Most of these interviews, two previously unpublished, are translated into English for the first time. They begin in 1968, when von Trier was the lead actor in a children's TV series, and end in 2001. Von Trier speaks of his visions, ideals, dislikes, and technical experimentations, of his conception of actors, his childhood, his phobias, and of his views on religion and his ill-fated female protagonists. His style in conversation is relaxed and honest, his mood affirmative and passionate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jan Lumholdt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1578065321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781578065325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.06w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2003 pg. 85","brand":"Jan Lumholdt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991623860479,"sku":"9781578065325","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5118f615-2580-4b90-8ef4-41aba37f1dc4.jpg?v=1683311327","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lars-von-trier-jan-lumholdt-9781578065325","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}