{"product_id":"lars-von-trier-interviews-conversations-with-filmmakers-series-9781578065325","title":"Lars von Trier: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith 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. Breaking the Waves (1996) made him a well-known figure to American audiences  as did Dancer in the Dark (2000)  winner of the Palme dOr at Cannes.  His work on the groundbreaking TV series The Kingdom (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.  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 The Element of Crime (1984) and Europa (U.S. title Zentropa  1991) to the control-shunning game master of the 1990s.  Most of these interviews  two previously unpublished  are translated into English for the first time.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 childrens 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45789766287413,"sku":"ByrdShop_1578065321","price":25.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781578065325.jpg?v=1784697298","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/lars-von-trier-interviews-conversations-with-filmmakers-series-9781578065325","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}