Lars von Trier?
Would you say that Lars von Trier has any certain trademarks in his work, or a particularly noticeable sense of individual style? If so, what would you say they are in particular?
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shareWell here is a summary provided by IMDB on the Lars von Trier trademarks, which are a pretty good overview :
Hypnosis figures significantly in many of his films
Frequently casts Udo Kier
Fequently casts Jean-Marc Barr
Often casts Stellan SkarsgΓ₯rd.
Often casts Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Shoots digitally, encorporating imperfect hand-held camera movements that go in and out of focus.
The majority of his feature films have a female lead who experiences some form of transcendence after battling through harsh adversity.
Chaptering of his films, including the use of stylistic prologues and epilogues.
His films are often made as part of a trilogy (Golden Heart trilogy, USA trilogy, the Depression trilogy)
Uses various editing tricks
Philisophical and sometimes witty yet disturbing dialogue
His movies often contain real sex scenes.
I might add that he is one of the main proponents of the Dogma 95 film movement which followed a set of specific rules with their film making style :
eg hand held cameras only, no artificial lighting, on location filming only, no music except that produced on set, etc