With the international success of "Breaking the Waves" and "Dancer in the Dark", Lars von Trier has established himself as one of the most provocative and daring film directors. In this text, Jack Stevenson provides an English language study of him.

About the Author(s)

Jack Stevenson

Jack Stevenson is an American critic, curator and lecturer who has been based in Denmark since 1993. He is author or editor of several books including Tod Browning's Freaks (1997), Addicted: The Myth and Menace of Drugs in Film (2000) and Fleshpot: Cinema's Sexual Myth Makers and Taboo Breakers (2000).