Lars von Trier Ex-wife Bente Froge, Lars von Trier is a screenwriter and director from Denmark. His movies mostly revolve around social and political issues, technical innovation, and confrontational examination of existential.
Trier was born on April 30, 1956, in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark to his parents Inger Høst and Fritz Michael Hartmann, later his mother remarried Ulf Trier and took his step father’s last name.
He graduated from the National Film School of Denmark for film directionion and the University of Copenhagen for film theory. At the Munich International Festival of Film Schools, he won two Best School Film awards for Nocturne and Last Detail.
He has been awarded 100 awards and 200 nominations at film festivals, and he has received the Grand Prix, Palme d’Or, Prix du Jury, and Technical Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Lars von Trier’s Ex-Wife: Bente Froge
Trier was married to his ex-wife Bente Forge in 1997, but their marriage ended in divorce in 2015. The couple has two kids together, Benjamin Trier and Ludvig Trier.
There is no information about Froge’s early life, education, or how the pair met each other before marriage.
Before his marriage to Froge, he was previously married to Cæcilia Holbek Trier, who is a writer and director for the movies like Send More Candy, Agnus Dei, and Europa.
Trier and Holbek got married in 1987 and divorced in 1996; they have a daughter together, Selma Trier.
He hasn’t shared much about his love and personal life with the public.
Does Lars von Trier Suffer From Any Illness?
Trier has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Zentropa Entertainment released a statement on Monday announcing his diagnosis and that he is being treated for the symptoms. He will only be present for a limited press event for the series The Kingdom Exodus when it releases later this year.
The Kingdom Exodus is the final part of The Kingdom series. The final season cast includes Lars Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Mikael Persbrandt.
The final series is due to premiere at the Venice Film Festival at the end of August.
The Kingdom Exodus will be launched on Viaplay’s Platform and later will get its TV premiere on the Danish broadcast service, and Mubi has the distribution rights for the UK, North America, Turkey, Latin America, Ireland, and India.
He also suffers from various fears, phobias, and depression.
Lars von Trier’s Net Worth
Trier has an estimated net worth of $275 million. He has collected his wealth from his career as a director and screenwriter.
The movie that gave him the spotlight was The Element of Crime, the first series of the Europa trilogy. The movie was awarded ten awards and nominations at the Cannes Film Festival.
He started his own film company Zentropa Entertainment, with producer Peter Aalbaek. He wrote and directed Breaking The Waves in 1996, which was the first film in the Golden Heart trilogy other two were The Idiots and Dancer in the Dark.
The film Breaking The Wave collected $4 million at the US box office, and the film won more than 20 awards. In 2009, he made his first film in the depression trilogy, Antichrist, and the other two films were Melancholia and Nymphomaniac.
The film Nymphomaniac is a four-hour film that was regarded as a poor adult film.
