On Björk: 1:58 On why LvT is trembling: 2:48 On Thomas Mann: 3:44 On Andrej Tarkovskij: 5:21 On The Boss of it All: 6:40 On Donald Duck: 8:00 On Ibsen & Strindberg: 8:44 On The Kingdom: 13:21 On Dostoevsky: 15:21 On literature: 16:06 On Marcel Proust: 18:08 On David Lynch: 19:00 On Breaking the Waves: 24:50 On provocation: 27:55 On Marguerite Duras: 32:52 On David Bowie: 36:57 On not watching new movies: 26:48 On the kick of making movies: 39:00 On working with actors: 42:32 On Bruno Ganz: 47:35 On the time we are living in: 48:10 On media: 49:07
If there was one person in the world I would love to give a big hug it would be Lars von Trier. Not just because he made the movies that had the most impact in my life but also because he just seems like he needs it the most.
Brilliant man Lars Von Trier. This is easily my favorite interview he’s given so far. Although he is battling with the difficulties of depression and anxiety, you can see that he has a lot of insightful knowledge to give to the world.
Don't really think that his shaking is the result of nervousness. Probably suffers some disease. He's been on strong medication for years and his appearance has drastically decreased in the last decade, his health seems way worse than in 2018.
@@MicahMicahel Yes. That's what you do when you want to create while having stared into the abyss. Like Nietzsche said: stare too long into the abyss and it will stare at you.
Thank You Louisiana! Thank you Lars! In my opinion you are the biggest artist alive and a top human being. You did so much for the World, there are people who know and there are who don't. Anyway you are not just an artist, are a psychologist, are a spiritual leader, a shelter in the materialistic madness that is around us.
He have had that for years and it's almost a part of him I would say. He is use to it, and makes fun of it (and his personality), and tries to live life and do better, like everybody else. Also is good to take in accout that may be from other parts of the world, like usa or even latinoamérica as I am, it's possible that we don't get the kind of humour that Danish people are use to
I have so much love for this man. He has changed a lot in film, more than he probably realizes. Melancholia and The House That Jack Built (especially the ending) are pure works of art. As a filmmaker he transcends his own medium and creates space for authentic innovation. It's a shame his work, as well as himself as a person, seem to be so misunderstood - but this says more about the level of development of those who are quick to judge him, and these strange times we currently find ourselves in.
I still think about The House That Jack Built, even though I have watched it a few times now its one of my all time favourite movies and really doesn't come close to anything I have ever seen, non of his films do. They are so original and different, he's a true artistic filmmaker.
Lars. Rare artistic genius of our time. We can compare him to David Lynch on so many levels, but this interview gives us glimpse on how Lars THINKS and that is quite unique and really way, way ahead of anyone in film making business. And that something is comparable only to late David Foster Wallace (who wrote brilliant essay on Lynch), and in a way Lars reminds me of Žižek. I adore Lars, from the Element of Crime to this day. He is a treasure, I would say level of his importance is similar to Bowie's. Lars suffers from depression and phobias, and obviously he is on medications, but his mind is super clear and bright. World needs you, LVT.
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams.
What a wonderful soul! I could listen to him for the rest of my life. At times he's so sweet and kind that you feel like giving him a hug. He was a man who went through a lot. A true artist. This interview should be seen in every art school. A lot of life lessons here. His observations are so profound, it makes me excited to read "the great works" as he said. From The Bible, Ibsen, Strindberg, Proust, Thomas Mann, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy - he read them all and has great respect for them. I'm happy to be alive and can hear this wonderful artist speak his mind.
One of the rare people worthy of the descriptor: a genius. Bergman and Lars, my two favorites, not the most direct lineage on the surface, but there's a sort of spiritual connection - they are visionaries. (For those that haven't seen it - the other great Lars interview is on the documentary about Bergman). Hope he is doing well; a treasure.
A brilliant man and a true artist. Always controversial, almost by design, always innovative and an eternal breaker of rules. Just re-watched The House TJB.....it's a marvelous film. And yes Lars, children should absolutely learn about media from a very young age - couldn't agree more.
Love and respect Lars von Trier very inspiring for me to see this interview and he's like an idol for me to battling with depression and anxiety thank you Lars , keep strong and take care your biggest fan form Iraq fadi.
This is brilliant. Lucidity and aging of the body converge in this heart made expression of a great artist. Thanks for allowing Lars von Trier to speak, recording and sharing. There is an underlying "magic" in this wisdom.
Of all the things I love so much about this interview, and there are many... it's taken me this long to figure out the thing I love best: Lars takes each question seriously, as a nice jumping off point, instead of interpreting them as cynically as possible, which is what many in his position do. He is so, so genuine, and so unbelievably smart. These are characteristics that don't typically coincide.
It is impossible to watch this interview without tears. Lars looks incredibly sick, which is even a little creepy. During the whole time I was watching, the resentment that this man was now in painful loneliness, alone with his depression and Parkinson’s disease, did not leave me. Now Lars looks even worse than in this interview and this is incredibly frustrating. This is a great director, a true creator, whose films carry the right, necessary thoughts, drags them through difficult and shocking revelations, but it is through these frightening films that the thought that Lars put into his cinema reaches the viewer. Sorry if there were errors in the text, I used Google translator. By the way, the work of Lars von Trier in Russia is very much loved and appreciated. Lars noted that he was pleased with this, because he really loves Andrei Tarkovsky.
He have had that for years and it's almost a part of him I would say. He is use to it, and makes fun of it (and his personality), and tries to live life and do better, like everybody else. Also is good to take in accout that may be from other parts of the world, like usa or even latinoamérica as I am, it's possible that we don't get the kind of humour that Danish people are use to
I really adore this man. I hope he can work through whatever hardships he's been going through. The fact that The Kingdom is coming back makes me very excited.
If I have an alter ego in this life it is Lars von Trier. I wish that when I was more active in the film business than I am now I could have found a way to get involved in financing and producing one of his films. That would have been my foremost achievement in live.
Same here. It's clear that he genuinely spends a lot of time contemplating art, it's structure, and purpose. The constant struggle of wanting control, and the freedom to just create, while also understanding that truly impactful art requires letting go, being challenged, and having limitations. Recognizing the effiency, and brilliance of narrative tools like Chekhov's gun, but realizing it makes your work cliche, boring, and predictable. I could go on, but everything he says here are all things I've had to learn the hard way, all things I spend way too much time trying figure out, and manage. He is saying things I don't see many other film makers saying. Which is kind of insightful, and refreshing.
Element of Crime, Europa (which inspired spielberg to make schindler's list), Dogville, Antichrist and Melancholia. All provocative, innovative and fresh with superb art style. If some director would achieve the half-level of even one of these, he'd be considered great. Mr. Trier did all of these and more. He is for me amongst the dying breed of last true masters. Huge, huge respect.
Europa is f satire of black and white and technicolor melodramas and noirs lol. Stories that put stupid plots in the center and the important ones as decorations on the periphery. Like Spielberg's film. How f idiot is Spielberg?
Anyone who's read Thomas mann's "Joseph and his brothers" is a member of my soul family. Probably the greatest novel ever written. What a movie that would make. Wishing you all the best, Lars ❤️🌹
Funny man... troubled man, but a genius. I wish him all the best and hope he can pull through his depression and I'm sure he will. Lars, you are stronger than you give yourself credit. Take it one step at a time nd everything will be well. Bless you and Merry Christmas! You are one of the greats.
The world would very likely been a lesser place without an artist with his vision to further broaden our minds through the complexity of perspective. Very interesting individual. He seems to be caught by the misery he help us escape... The great Lars von Trier!
I got so excited when i see this interview , more like seeing Lars excited me. But the fact that he is not okay disturbed me ,emotionally. I love him but seeing him shaking because of his health and mental condition ruined me up
Dancer In The Dark, Melancholia, and The House That Jack Built were my best Lars Von Trier movies. Lars makes movies in a way where every scene can mean up to 5 different things. All of his movies are original, and I love that.
I have a strange obsession with the house that jack built, it's just so annoying I can't figure it out but that film does things to my mind that I can't get anywhere else. It's an amazing movie.
Man i Love this man so much. Sure He is shaking sure He stuggled all His Life, sure He expressed onpopular oppinignons, but damn in every movie He made He tried to create Something truely unique.
Are we sure that this isn’t alcoholism? It could very well be Parkinson’s, it could very well be that he’s on some prescriptions that have him all jacked up, but I believe he also has been known to drink a bit.. I don’t know if he’s a daily drinker, or a functional alcoholic, or what, but an addiction to alcohol, even if it’s not severe, can and often does cause the tremors that we’re seeing here. I know he’s said that sometimes alcohol is all that helps, regarding his depressive episodes and whatnot, so I don’t see it as unlikely, and it’s even worse if he takes some prescriptions for depression or anxiety on top of drink.. Whatever the case, I wish him well! 🙏❤️ (Edit: it should be noted that I’m not suggesting he had Parkinson’s, or is on prescriptions that are “screwing him up”.. others directly above suggested this, and I’m merely responding. As far as the alcohol problems and depression are concerned, these aren’t mere suggestions, as a quick google search or read of his wiki bio or whatever will likely show. He’s admitted to both these problems. I’m also not suggesting that’s all there is to what we see here, I’m just saying that it’s part of the broader context. As far as value judgements, I have none. I’ve suffered with my own mental and physical health problems, and I know the pain of addiction (though not alcoholism in my case), and the problems it can cause. I have empathy and compassion for him, not condemnation. Again, I wish him well, whatever the case actually is. ✌️
@@nikolademitri731 Assumption are dangerous. These noticeable physiological symptoms Lars is suffering could be from a laundry list of reasons,...ischemic attack(s), a heart condition, Covid19 infection with treatment requiring medicines that produce these symptoms, SRI medication withdrawal, antipsychotic medication withdrawal, it could even be acute opiate, alcohol or benzodiazepines withdrawal, and yes it could be Parkinson disease. As of right now, its none of the above. Its Lars life and we should be thankful that he’s still alive
I watched it a lot some years ago, always loved it. It's so emotional, and artistic. I can't even put my finger on where the genius of it lies, and that's a good thing. It just IS good
Ah Von Trier , you helped me with your works...beginning with Dogville.. my gratitude to you. Hope you see this message. My regards dear friend of the abused!
This was an incredible experience! It was like a New Year present to me! One of his best interviews ever! Thank you again for uploading this! And thank God we have Lars von Trier! What an inspiration, what a talent! A true artist! God bless him!
Pretty cool. Well-spoken and insightful. His films are excellent. It's nice to see a filmmaker of his stature speak candidly on a wide variety of subjects. Long live Lars von Trier.
Seeing him like this.... crushed me. Looking back his interviews from 2000s, 2010s.... Getting old is so unfair. With years, you get more experienced and your mind gets stronger, riper, ready to produce much much more interesting and important works, but your body gives up and you die. all that gained experience and potential are lost, forever. how unfair, how tragic it is, it brings me closer to tears even just writing now....... Imagine how the world would've benefitted from minds like Mr. Trier's... Imagine da vinci, tesla, bergman lived up to 600-700 years old... From what wonders we're robbed of because of mortality... But i'm sure humanity will reach immortality one day, it will. But just how upsetting that we will not live to see it, and would have wasted our pathetic short lives with so many meaningless trivial problems because of being born just a little bit too early. Anyway, i'm digressing. Mr. Trier, you are an amazing director and your works are all unique. Sorry that the world we are living in now could not grasp your brilliance, your yearning for truth, honesty... This world is a hell for delicate artists, such as yourself. But you have given so many people like me incredible feelings, experiences with your unique films. So much respect for you. Be good and in peace always. Love from a forever fan of yours, love from Turkey.
I'm watching again and again this interview since days, thinking about is views on art, the meaning of it and the way to do it. It is devastating watching an artist this great so phisically (hoping there isn't a lot to worry about is mental healt) damaged; his arms trembling and his long pauses when talking about "coming to terms" with his works... What I want to say is that here we have, alive, an artist who sees art as it was seen by the great minds of our history, and we should appreciate him as an artist (leaving out personal life ecc...) before the point where every artist is appreciated, so when dead. This happens so many times. At this time we have great minds and great artist and we should support them in time for giving them the pleasure of it.
Only one time has my body reacted to a film, not only my mind. Walking out to my car after seeing “Breaking the Waves” in the cinema, l broke down and cried uncontrollably in the parking lot. I identify as an agnostic or even an atheist, but the scene with the ringing bells in the sky was mind boggling.
funny the way great movies impact people. After watching Lynch's Fire Walk With me I remember a person that watched the movie beat up a garbage can in the washroom. He was yelling at the garbage can too. It was like something from the movie. he said he was mad he had to watch the movie.
A man that changed my mind and so life so much, still have no idea how did i find out about him at the age of some 15-16 when nobody around me did know his movies. guess i’ve just been lucky. and i’m very grateful❤
Tack, Lars, för att du roat mig så mkt. Konkret: Riket men även din dissning av vår gemensamme idol Ingmar Bergman. Dansk humor. Ja, glömde, nästan, Melancholia. Tänker dagligen på vackra men hemska slutscenen
He's quite simply one of the best ever European film makers, his movies have moved me, shocked me and stuck with me forever, very thought provoking material.
Among our time greatest artists. I didnt know he was sick, and its sad to see. Hope he has many years left. Its as if his creativity is to great for his body.
This is absolutely extraordinary and fascinating in every way. Lars' comments on Breaking the Waves are one of the many high points in this interview, as is his brief discussion of Marguerite Duras' India Song, one of the greatest films ever made in my opinion but one which few people, even cinastes, know. But of course Lars does... I kind of knew he would.
Большое желание обнять этого человека! Он многое понимает и знает, что это не исправить, поэтому делает из этого прекрасное. Моя душа с твоей душой, Ларс. Живи как можно дольше! 🔥
Thanks for this - Such an interesting guy - The House That Jack Built and Melancholia haunt me to this day. Profound yet abstract - like my first ever memory.
If you know the historical rivalry between France and England, Denmark and Sweden have been exactly the same. "Riget" is so wonderfully surreal and humorous. I hope there are English subtitles out there.
From The Idiots to Antichrist to The House that Jack Built, I've enjoyed the ride even though I didn't really understand 50% of it. Hope he will live long enough to direct a few more memorable movies. I had no idea his health was this bad....
@@MartinBuzora I don't think he or anyone associated with him has announced anything specific. Some people were speculating in a thread somewhere down below that the tremors could be anything from alcohol withdrawal - which I think he has talked about publicly before - to maybe Parkinson's or something similar.
Bay von Trier, seni gördüğüme sevindim. lütfen sağlığına özen göster, seni daha iyi görmek istiyoruz, yeni çalışmalarını merakla bekliyoruz. Louisiana kanalına da bu güzel kaydı bizimle paylaştığı için sonsuz teşekkürlerimi sunarım. Love from Turkey.
I hope the house that jack built isn't his last film 🙄 I really hope he manages to do another or more. Won't be around forever, and he seems to have so much going on up there. Please keep going as long as you can Lars! I'm new to the party, and love his movies!
In the last week i watched the three seasons of The Kingdom for the first time so now im on a Lars Von Trier exploration and i watched Breaking the Waves for the first time and will watch Dancer in the Dark for the first time soon. (I´ve watched The Idiots and his movies from Antichrist and onwards since before) So i have also read articles and watched interviews with him and one think i read was that he wrote season 3 for The Kingdom but Ernst Hugo Järegård died the year after season 2 and a couple of years after the actress who play Drusse also died. And if i have got things right the script for season 3 was written from scratch in 2020 and onwards. It would be really interesting to read the first season 3 script to see what he was planing to do with the characters Stig Helmer and Drusse and all the other ones that is not in the season 3 we got. Also to see what his original plan for the last season was and how different or alike they are. Sadly this will probably never happen i think.
Whatever you do make sure you watch Nymphomaniac last (or at least close to it). I made the mistake of watching it when I had only seen a handful of his films and it was honestly too much for me to take in at several points.
Lykke-Per" from Henrik Pontoppidan 's novel is on Netflix, it was an incredible insight into Danish mentality which helped me a lot to understand better von Trier's films.
I hope he is better now... There are very few directors in the world who makes us wating his next movie, and he is one of them. *chain on neck. Its so beautiful saying. Stunning in his way
It’s funny I hate starting.. I love when you on the way.. either in middle or the end.. probably because I have run marathons and the start is frustrating because you know there is a long way to go or a book.. yeah a book can have a great start but when you are getting through it it’s starting to get interesting but that’s different for people to people
Breaking the Waves, Mr.von Trier was actually more efficient in committing that story to film than Bela Tarr who explored the same narrative in his seven-plus hour masterpiece. So it is just as perfect the way it is now, And Emily Watson did justice to the protagonist role.
I love his controversial movies! He wasn't afraid to take chances unlike other filmmakers! So it's sad to see him in this condition! He doesn't seem well :( Good luck to you, Lars!
He was almost cancelled numerous times. We need more people like him to make real art that isn't just pandering to political agendas. Movies have turned into advertisements for lifestyle culture.
I've just discovered this amazing channel through this interview...not to divert attention from the work that the Louisiana Channel does, but I'm curious whether there are other similar channels that create this type of content. I'm hooked!
On Björk: 1:58
On why LvT is trembling: 2:48
On Thomas Mann: 3:44
On Andrej Tarkovskij: 5:21
On The Boss of it All: 6:40
On Donald Duck: 8:00
On Ibsen & Strindberg: 8:44
On The Kingdom: 13:21
On Dostoevsky: 15:21
On literature: 16:06
On Marcel Proust: 18:08
On David Lynch: 19:00
On Breaking the Waves: 24:50
On provocation: 27:55
On Marguerite Duras: 32:52
On David Bowie: 36:57
On not watching new movies: 26:48
On the kick of making movies: 39:00
On working with actors: 42:32
On Bruno Ganz: 47:35
On the time we are living in: 48:10
On media: 49:07
This comment is gold, thank you Louisiana for this amazing interview. We as artists have a lot to study from his words...
7:53 on Donald Duck
27.32 On winding people up.
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If there was one person in the world I would love to give a big hug it would be Lars von Trier. Not just because he made the movies that had the most impact in my life but also because he just seems like he needs it the most.
ask him first before you do it ;-)
@@coralielagae9088 who don’t they believe who?
No other living filmmaker is so exciting to hear talk. Such a great storyteller. Such a brilliant mind. A truly inspiration for now and forever.
Werner Herzog is interesting.
The genius of my life and in spite of never meeting, one of the closest people to my heart. I love you Herr Von Trier.
Favourite film?
Same here❤️
🖤 me too.
Me too.
Fifty minutes that went by fast. He's an amazing storyteller. A global treasure.
Brilliant man Lars Von Trier.
This is easily my favorite interview he’s given so far. Although he is battling with the difficulties of depression and anxiety, you can see that he has a lot of insightful knowledge to give to the world.
Don't really think that his shaking is the result of nervousness. Probably suffers some disease. He's been on strong medication for years and his appearance has drastically decreased in the last decade, his health seems way worse than in 2018.
@@mailtv910 he's abused himself with hard drugs and alcohol as well
@@MicahMicahel Yes. That's what you do when you want to create while having stared into the abyss. Like Nietzsche said: stare too long into the abyss and it will stare at you.
Thank You Louisiana! Thank you Lars! In my opinion you are the biggest artist alive and a top human being. You did so much for the World, there are people who know and there are who don't. Anyway you are not just an artist, are a psychologist, are a spiritual leader, a shelter in the materialistic madness that is around us.
It hurts to see such a great artist like this, but I guess thats life...
The greatest artists are the most complex and usually, sadly, end up like him. He is a true tortured artist.
He have had that for years and it's almost a part of him I would say. He is use to it, and makes fun of it (and his personality), and tries to live life and do better, like everybody else. Also is good to take in accout that may be from other parts of the world, like usa or even latinoamérica as I am, it's possible that we don't get the kind of humour that Danish people are use to
This is the best Lars von Trier interview i have ever seen. Thank you for the wonderful insights and the greatest christmas gift i could imagine.
I have so much love for this man. He has changed a lot in film, more than he probably realizes. Melancholia and The House That Jack Built (especially the ending) are pure works of art. As a filmmaker he transcends his own medium and creates space for authentic innovation. It's a shame his work, as well as himself as a person, seem to be so misunderstood - but this says more about the level of development of those who are quick to judge him, and these strange times we currently find ourselves in.
I still think about The House That Jack Built, even though I have watched it a few times now its one of my all time favourite movies and really doesn't come close to anything I have ever seen, non of his films do. They are so original and different, he's a true artistic filmmaker.
@@zackharris8373 I feel the same!
Breaking the waves
You need to watch the dogme 95 films to get a better appreciation for this brilliant man
@@calenbolo I think Idioten is his most underrated movie probably also due to the main themes of the movie
Lars. Rare artistic genius of our time. We can compare him to David Lynch on so many levels, but this interview gives us glimpse on how Lars THINKS and that is quite unique and really way, way ahead of anyone in film making business. And that something is comparable only to late David Foster Wallace (who wrote brilliant essay on Lynch), and in a way Lars reminds me of Žižek. I adore Lars, from the Element of Crime to this day. He is a treasure, I would say level of his importance is similar to Bowie's. Lars suffers from depression and phobias, and obviously he is on medications, but his mind is super clear and bright. World needs you, LVT.
Good point. A collaboration Žižek-Von Trier!
THANK YOU LOUISIANA CHANNEL FOR THIS CHRISTMAS GIFT
Our sincere pleasure!
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams.
What a wonderful soul! I could listen to him for the rest of my life. At times he's so sweet and kind that you feel like giving him a hug. He was a man who went through a lot. A true artist. This interview should be seen in every art school. A lot of life lessons here. His observations are so profound, it makes me excited to read "the great works" as he said. From The Bible, Ibsen, Strindberg, Proust, Thomas Mann, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy - he read them all and has great respect for them. I'm happy to be alive and can hear this wonderful artist speak his mind.
One of the rare people worthy of the descriptor: a genius. Bergman and Lars, my two favorites, not the most direct lineage on the surface, but there's a sort of spiritual connection - they are visionaries. (For those that haven't seen it - the other great Lars interview is on the documentary about Bergman). Hope he is doing well; a treasure.
he's a living legend. Best interview I've watched this year.
Best interview of Lars von Trier. I am grateful to hear the words of my most respected creator.
A brilliant man and a true artist. Always controversial, almost by design, always innovative and an eternal breaker of rules.
Just re-watched The House TJB.....it's a marvelous film.
And yes Lars, children should absolutely learn about media from a very young age - couldn't agree more.
Love and respect Lars von Trier very inspiring for me to see this interview and he's like an idol for me to battling with depression and anxiety thank you Lars , keep strong and take care your biggest fan form Iraq fadi.
This is brilliant. Lucidity and aging of the body converge in this heart made expression of a great artist. Thanks for allowing Lars von Trier to speak, recording and sharing. There is an underlying "magic" in this wisdom.
Of all the things I love so much about this interview, and there are many... it's taken me this long to figure out the thing I love best: Lars takes each question seriously, as a nice jumping off point, instead of interpreting them as cynically as possible, which is what many in his position do. He is so, so genuine, and so unbelievably smart. These are characteristics that don't typically coincide.
It is impossible to watch this interview without tears. Lars looks incredibly sick, which is even a little creepy. During the whole time I was watching, the resentment that this man was now in painful loneliness, alone with his depression and Parkinson’s disease, did not leave me. Now Lars looks even worse than in this interview and this is incredibly frustrating. This is a great director, a true creator, whose films carry the right, necessary thoughts, drags them through difficult and shocking revelations, but it is through these frightening films that the thought that Lars put into his cinema reaches the viewer. Sorry if there were errors in the text, I used Google translator.
By the way, the work of Lars von Trier in Russia is very much loved and appreciated. Lars noted that he was pleased with this, because he really loves Andrei Tarkovsky.
This feels like a goodbye letter, and a final expression of who someone says they were and what they were trying to be
I hope he still has many stories to tell. I'm so excited for The Kingdom.
He have had that for years and it's almost a part of him I would say. He is use to it, and makes fun of it (and his personality), and tries to live life and do better, like everybody else. Also is good to take in accout that may be from other parts of the world, like usa or even latinoamérica as I am, it's possible that we don't get the kind of humour that Danish people are use to
I really adore this man. I hope he can work through whatever hardships he's been going through. The fact that The Kingdom is coming back makes me very excited.
Instantly relatable as an artist to me, always feel refreshed after hearing him talk.
I’m sorry for you. Artist? 🙄 Nothing but shallow, handheld, pseudo-intellectual pretentiousness.
@@vittoriostoraro ok bro, come back to me when you have made something
@@vittoriostoraro what a stupid comment.
If I have an alter ego in this life it is Lars von Trier. I wish that when I was more active in the film business than I am now I could have found a way to get involved in financing and producing one of his films. That would have been my foremost achievement in live.
Same here. It's clear that he genuinely spends a lot of time contemplating art, it's structure, and purpose. The constant struggle of wanting control, and the freedom to just create, while also understanding that truly impactful art requires letting go, being challenged, and having limitations. Recognizing the effiency, and brilliance of narrative tools like Chekhov's gun, but realizing it makes your work cliche, boring, and predictable. I could go on, but everything he says here are all things I've had to learn the hard way, all things I spend way too much time trying figure out, and manage. He is saying things I don't see many other film makers saying. Which is kind of insightful, and refreshing.
This was a true Master Class, not only on film, but on living.
Element of Crime, Europa (which inspired spielberg to make schindler's list), Dogville, Antichrist and Melancholia. All provocative, innovative and fresh with superb art style. If some director would achieve the half-level of even one of these, he'd be considered great. Mr. Trier did all of these and more.
He is for me amongst the dying breed of last true masters. Huge, huge respect.
Melancholia. a Lot of Tarkowski for my taste (but even with this lack of humor higly interessting!)
Europa is f satire of black and white and technicolor melodramas and noirs lol. Stories that put stupid plots in the center and the important ones as decorations on the periphery. Like Spielberg's film. How f idiot is Spielberg?
how do you now that europa inspired spielberg tomake schindlers list?
Anyone who's read Thomas mann's "Joseph and his brothers" is a member of my soul family. Probably the greatest novel ever written. What a movie that would make. Wishing you all the best, Lars ❤️🌹
Funny man... troubled man, but a genius. I wish him all the best and hope he can pull through his depression and I'm sure he will. Lars, you are stronger than you give yourself credit. Take it one step at a time nd everything will be well. Bless you and Merry Christmas! You are one of the greats.
The world would very likely been a lesser place without an artist with his vision to further broaden our minds through the complexity of perspective. Very interesting individual. He seems to be caught by the misery he help us escape... The great Lars von Trier!
I got so excited when i see this interview , more like seeing Lars excited me. But the fact that he is not okay disturbed me ,emotionally. I love him but seeing him shaking because of his health and mental condition ruined me up
Dancer In The Dark, Melancholia, and The House That Jack Built were my best Lars Von Trier movies. Lars makes movies in a way where every scene can mean up to 5 different things. All of his movies are original, and I love that.
I have a strange obsession with the house that jack built, it's just so annoying I can't figure it out but that film does things to my mind that I can't get anywhere else. It's an amazing movie.
Man i Love this man so much. Sure He is shaking sure He stuggled all His Life, sure He expressed onpopular oppinignons, but damn in every movie He made He tried to create Something truely unique.
He didn’t just try. He did!
So sad to see him like this. I don't know how he's feeling, but he doesn't seem good. Great interview however, full of inspiring and original ideas
That's what happens when you're on medication prescribed by someone far from the holistic approach to body and mind.
Looks like he is suffering from Parkinson's disease.
Are we sure that this isn’t alcoholism? It could very well be Parkinson’s, it could very well be that he’s on some prescriptions that have him all jacked up, but I believe he also has been known to drink a bit..
I don’t know if he’s a daily drinker, or a functional alcoholic, or what, but an addiction to alcohol, even if it’s not severe, can and often does cause the tremors that we’re seeing here. I know he’s said that sometimes alcohol is all that helps, regarding his depressive episodes and whatnot, so I don’t see it as unlikely, and it’s even worse if he takes some prescriptions for depression or anxiety on top of drink..
Whatever the case, I wish him well! 🙏❤️
(Edit: it should be noted that I’m not suggesting he had Parkinson’s, or is on prescriptions that are “screwing him up”.. others directly above suggested this, and I’m merely responding. As far as the alcohol problems and depression are concerned, these aren’t mere suggestions, as a quick google search or read of his wiki bio or whatever will likely show. He’s admitted to both these problems. I’m also not suggesting that’s all there is to what we see here, I’m just saying that it’s part of the broader context.
As far as value judgements, I have none. I’ve suffered with my own mental and physical health problems, and I know the pain of addiction (though not alcoholism in my case), and the problems it can cause. I have empathy and compassion for him, not condemnation. Again, I wish him well, whatever the case actually is. ✌️
@@nikolademitri731 Assumption are dangerous. These noticeable physiological symptoms Lars is suffering could be from a laundry list of reasons,...ischemic attack(s), a heart condition, Covid19 infection with treatment requiring medicines that produce these symptoms, SRI medication withdrawal, antipsychotic medication withdrawal, it could even be acute opiate, alcohol or benzodiazepines withdrawal, and yes it could be Parkinson disease.
As of right now, its none of the above. Its Lars life and we should be thankful that he’s still alive
he is still stimulating interviewee. that counts. love his films dearly
The Five Obstructions is still my favorite film of his. I cry every time I see it. So glad to see that he's still obsessed with the idea.
I watched it a lot some years ago, always loved it. It's so emotional, and artistic. I can't even put my finger on where the genius of it lies, and that's a good thing. It just IS good
So glad he's still alive
looks moribund
@@vincentdisanto8544 parkinson maybe
Barely
@tripp8833 was gonna say. Breaks my heart, I love this man so much
He's got Parkinson's
ON T'AIME Lars VON TRIER ! PARIS, France...we wait for your next masterpiece as everybody in the world !
Ah Von Trier , you helped me with your works...beginning with Dogville.. my gratitude to you. Hope you see this message. My regards dear friend of the abused!
This was an incredible experience! It was like a New Year present to me! One of his best interviews ever! Thank you again for uploading this! And thank God we have Lars von Trier! What an inspiration, what a talent! A true artist! God bless him!
he's the world's treasure genius of cinematography he deserves better🥺 my heart hurts..
Pretty cool. Well-spoken and insightful. His films are excellent. It's nice to see a filmmaker of his stature speak candidly on a wide variety of subjects. Long live Lars von Trier.
Seeing him like this.... crushed me. Looking back his interviews from 2000s, 2010s.... Getting old is so unfair. With years, you get more experienced and your mind gets stronger, riper, ready to produce much much more interesting and important works, but your body gives up and you die. all that gained experience and potential are lost, forever. how unfair, how tragic it is, it brings me closer to tears even just writing now.......
Imagine how the world would've benefitted from minds like Mr. Trier's... Imagine da vinci, tesla, bergman lived up to 600-700 years old... From what wonders we're robbed of because of mortality... But i'm sure humanity will reach immortality one day, it will. But just how upsetting that we will not live to see it, and would have wasted our pathetic short lives with so many meaningless trivial problems because of being born just a little bit too early.
Anyway, i'm digressing.
Mr. Trier, you are an amazing director and your works are all unique. Sorry that the world we are living in now could not grasp your brilliance, your yearning for truth, honesty... This world is a hell for delicate artists, such as yourself. But you have given so many people like me incredible feelings, experiences with your unique films.
So much respect for you. Be good and in peace always. Love from a forever fan of yours, love from Turkey.
Many thanks for this full-length interview. I hadn’t heard from Lars in years...
I'm watching again and again this interview since days, thinking about is views on art, the meaning of it and the way to do it. It is devastating watching an artist this great so phisically (hoping there isn't a lot to worry about is mental healt) damaged; his arms trembling and his long pauses when talking about "coming to terms" with his works...
What I want to say is that here we have, alive, an artist who sees art as it was seen by the great minds of our history, and we should appreciate him as an artist (leaving out personal life ecc...) before the point where every artist is appreciated, so when dead. This happens so many times.
At this time we have great minds and great artist and we should support them in time for giving them the pleasure of it.
Only one time has my body reacted to a film, not only my mind. Walking out to my car after seeing “Breaking the Waves” in the cinema, l broke down and cried uncontrollably in the parking lot. I identify as an agnostic or even an atheist, but the scene with the ringing bells in the sky was mind boggling.
Same thing happened to me with Melancholia. I vomited as soon as I left the theatre. Never happened to me before or after with any movie.
@@OriolVilalta Wise guy.
funny the way great movies impact people. After watching Lynch's Fire Walk With me I remember a person that watched the movie beat up a garbage can in the washroom. He was yelling at the garbage can too. It was like something from the movie. he said he was mad he had to watch the movie.
A man that changed my mind and so life so much, still have no idea how did i find out about him at the age of some 15-16 when nobody around me did know his movies. guess i’ve just been lucky. and i’m very grateful❤
When i watch melancholia for the first time, i became his fans for all movie he made.
Fantastic interview, what he said about "The time-cut zeroes emotions" was really profound
Tack, Lars, för att du roat mig så mkt. Konkret: Riket men även din dissning av vår gemensamme idol Ingmar Bergman. Dansk humor.
Ja, glömde, nästan, Melancholia. Tänker dagligen på vackra men hemska slutscenen
He's quite simply one of the best ever European film makers, his movies have moved me, shocked me and stuck with me forever, very thought provoking material.
That comment is almost as stupid as every film Lars von Trier has ever made.
Among our time greatest artists. I didnt know he was sick, and its sad to see. Hope he has many years left. Its as if his creativity is to great for his body.
I didn't want this to end. Thank you so much for this
You are truly loved Lars, we see and we hear you. Please keep going! 🙏🏻 xxx
This is absolutely extraordinary and fascinating in every way. Lars' comments on Breaking the Waves are one of the many high points in this interview, as is his brief discussion of Marguerite Duras' India Song, one of the greatest films ever made in my opinion but one which few people, even cinastes, know. But of course Lars does... I kind of knew he would.
always inspiring to hear from LvT. Im so much looking forward to the Kingdom chapter 3 !!.
Great job - just to let the man talk his mind out. Also extremely funny at times. Thanks!
von Trier remains my favorite foreign film director, Denmark's finest.
I am Danish🇩🇰😊
Love you Lars. Such an inspiring person
Melancholia stayed with me a few days...that was a very interesting film. I can see the Tartovsky influence.
Tarkovsky
Большое желание обнять этого человека! Он многое понимает и знает, что это не исправить, поэтому делает из этого прекрасное. Моя душа с твоей душой, Ларс. Живи как можно дольше! 🔥
Melancholia is such an amazing film. This guy is very, very talented. 😎
Lars is an absolute genius, I cant wait for the new season of Riget! Good to see him do so well.
what new season?
@@dr.bimbambula A third season has recently been announced, apparently he's aiming to have it out in 2022.
Thanks for this - Such an interesting guy - The House That Jack Built and Melancholia haunt me to this day. Profound yet abstract - like my first ever memory.
Your first memory must have been interesting.
Very grateful for this interview...
This is beautiful. I love Von Trier, he's a true artist and has a geniune heart and soul. It saddens me to see him so torturted seeming.
So unique and genius. And so self doubting broken inside same time. Wonderful being.
Oh my God! I can't wait to watch this! Thank you so much for uploading it!
If you know the historical rivalry between France and England, Denmark and Sweden have been exactly the same. "Riget" is so wonderfully surreal and humorous. I hope there are English subtitles out there.
From The Idiots to Antichrist to The House that Jack Built, I've enjoyed the ride even though I didn't really understand 50% of it. Hope he will live long enough to direct a few more memorable movies. I had no idea his health was this bad....
It's sad to see him so physically frail, but it's comforting that his mind seems as sharp as ever.
What's wrong with him? I literally can't find a single thing about this online, it's astonishing.
@@MartinBuzora I don't think he or anyone associated with him has announced anything specific. Some people were speculating in a thread somewhere down below that the tremors could be anything from alcohol withdrawal - which I think he has talked about publicly before - to maybe Parkinson's or something similar.
@@MartinBuzora He says in this video that hes taking strong pills that is making him shake.
Thank you LVT for everything
Спасибо за интервью! Ларс фон Триер потрясающий!
Love you Lars . I wish the ignorant mass try a little bit to understand your intellect and intention. The greatest Avant-garde of this century ❤️
Super Genial interview og Super spændene. han har altid haft en god fortæller stemme
Tak for god Underholdning og viden fra en klog mand
Bay von Trier, seni gördüğüme sevindim. lütfen sağlığına özen göster, seni daha iyi görmek istiyoruz, yeni çalışmalarını merakla bekliyoruz. Louisiana kanalına da bu güzel kaydı bizimle paylaştığı için sonsuz teşekkürlerimi sunarım. Love from Turkey.
This interview is a revelation
Ding Dong. Puk Puk. Respect and all the good vibes from here;-) It is time to discover the shine of goodness.
Louisiana channel is so good
:)
I hope the house that jack built isn't his last film 🙄 I really hope he manages to do another or more. Won't be around forever, and he seems to have so much going on up there. Please keep going as long as you can Lars! I'm new to the party, and love his movies!
Lars von Trier's brain is a wild ride
Great person
In the last week i watched the three seasons of The Kingdom for the first time so now im on a Lars Von Trier exploration and i watched Breaking the Waves for the first time and will watch Dancer in the Dark for the first time soon. (I´ve watched The Idiots and his movies from Antichrist and onwards since before)
So i have also read articles and watched interviews with him and one think i read was that he wrote season 3 for The Kingdom but Ernst Hugo Järegård died the year after season 2 and a couple of years after the actress who play Drusse also died.
And if i have got things right the script for season 3 was written from scratch in 2020 and onwards.
It would be really interesting to read the first season 3 script to see what he was planing to do with the characters Stig Helmer and Drusse and all the other ones that is not in the season 3 we got. Also to see what his original plan for the last season was and how different or alike they are.
Sadly this will probably never happen i think.
Whatever you do make sure you watch Nymphomaniac last (or at least close to it). I made the mistake of watching it when I had only seen a handful of his films and it was honestly too much for me to take in at several points.
@@poop_storm I have already seen it.
Such awful things happen in his films but he looks so adorable.
It's like the cute duckling that grew into the Facebook monster.
Had to stop after 4 minutes, can't bear see him like this... my heart is hurting. This man is my one love...
His Body is getting old but his mind is sharp as always, do yourself a favour and watch this Interview.
Extraordinary. I hope to see him around for a while ahead
Lykke-Per" from Henrik Pontoppidan 's novel is on Netflix, it was an incredible insight into Danish mentality which helped me a lot to understand better von Trier's films.
The house that Jack built was the last movie I saw that I enjoyed. I'm not a big "movie person" , but I love his movies.
This is packed with artistic wisdom!
I have such sorrow in my heart to see such a man in such a state as this.
Thanks for this video!
"Things should not be easy." - LvT
Thank you, great artist!
I hope he is better now...
There are very few directors in the world who makes us wating his next movie, and he is one of them.
*chain on neck. Its so beautiful saying. Stunning in his way
It’s funny I hate starting.. I love when you on the way.. either in middle or the end.. probably because I have run marathons and the start is frustrating because you know there is a long way to go or a book.. yeah a book can have a great start but when you are getting through it it’s starting to get interesting but that’s different for people to people
Breaking the Waves, Mr.von Trier was actually more efficient in committing that story to film than Bela Tarr who explored the same narrative in his seven-plus hour masterpiece. So it is just as perfect the way it is now, And Emily Watson did justice to the protagonist role.
ehhh satantango may not be as efficient but much more effective
It's sad to see him like this...
All the good vibes and healing energies❤🤞🙏🔔👩🎨🌹
I love his controversial movies! He wasn't afraid to take chances unlike other filmmakers! So it's sad to see him in this condition! He doesn't seem well :( Good luck to you, Lars!
He was almost cancelled numerous times. We need more people like him to make real art that isn't just pandering to political agendas. Movies have turned into advertisements for lifestyle culture.
I love movies, i love actresses, actors, directors. Lars von Trier never left me indifferent. What a fucking great artist!!!!
Lars: I´ve been thinking about you during the past five years of my life. You are right about these obstructions...
I've just discovered this amazing channel through this interview...not to divert attention from the work that the Louisiana Channel does, but I'm curious whether there are other similar channels that create this type of content. I'm hooked!