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I am a man who likes to control things, and if I can't control them totally I will not control them at all.

Lars von Trier

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Lars von Trier
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: April 30
Cinematographer
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Lyngby
Lars Trier
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