Lars von Trier tortures his cast for art — and they signed up for it.
Get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the creative challenges Lars von Trier presents his cast and crew to bring his vision to life from script to shoot and to the screen at home.
Acting
Bodil Jørgensen's thousand-yard stare says everything.
Direction
Sandager captures von Trier's puppetmaster energy perfectly.
Director
Michael Sandager
Bodil Jørgensen
Self / Karen
Mikael Persbrandt
Self / Helmer Jr
Lars Mikkelsen
Self / Pontopidan
Nicolas Bro
Self / Balder
Tuva Novotny
Self / Anna
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Self / Filip Naver
Ghita Nørby
Self / Rigmor Mortensen
Ida Engvoll
Self / Kalle
Lars von Trier
Self / Director / Devil
Søren Pilmark
Self / Jørgen Krogshøj
Birgitte Raaberg
Self / Judith Petersen
Peter Mygind
Self / Morten 'Mogge' Moesgaard
Udo Kier
Self / Big Brother
Laura Christensen
Self / Mona
Solbjørg Højfeldt
Self / Camilla
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during the COVID-19 pandemic, making von Trier's isolation demands accidentally realistic.
This cements Denmark's reputation for treating film sets as psychological experiments — see also Dogme 95.
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