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that has supported many of von Trier’s subsequent movies. However, Aalbaek Jensen acknowledges the low-budget Dogme movement of the late 1990s played a crucial part in establishing Zentropa’s international reputation. “Without Dogme, Lars would have been the same but directors like Susanne Bier, Thomas Vinterberg, Lone Scherfi g and Kristian Levring all came out of Dogme.” Von Trier and Aalbaek Jensen have a reputation
as mischievous and maverick fi gures, always ready to rebel against conventional thinking and author- ity fi gures. That did not stop them from throwing in their lot with Nordisk, which bought 50% of the company in 2008. Aalbaek Jensen presents the alli- ance as a natural evolution. The more successful the Zentropa stable of directors became, the bigger the demands were on the company. With Nordisk’s backing, it was possible to deal with those demands. Von Trier and Aalbaek Jensen retain 12.5% each of the company, other directors and employees hold 25% between them, and Nordisk has the rest. Aalbaek Jensen points out that von Trier “is
quite a good businessman, like all good directors… I can easily have a very fruitful conversation with him about what to do with the company in terms of strategy and where we are heading. On the other hand, he doesn’t give a shit about how it is fi nanced, who is investing in it and where we are shooting. On the one hand, he is interested and on the other, he is only focused on his creative work.” After two decades, the relationship between pro- ducer and director seems as strong as ever. Aalbaek Jensen suggests they are united as much by their differences as by what they have in common. “There are a hell of a lot of fi ghts but we love each other. We have one thing in common — we have a big sense of humour. We laugh loudly five to 10 times a day and that smooths out all the differ- ences. I’m a redneck country boy and he is a sophisticated genius. We are really two opposites, in a way.”
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Lars von Trier (centre) on the set of Melancholia
ZENTROPA PRODUCTIONS SINCE 1993 UK title
Director Pretty Boy Family Matters
Carsten Sonder Susanne Bier
Carmen & Babyface Jon Bang Carlsen Love Me, Love Me Not Carsten Sonder Anton The Flyer Portland
Aage Rais Niels Arden Oplev The Eighteenth
HC Andersen And The Long Shadow
The Last Viking
Breaking The Waves Lars von Trier Jannik Hastrup
Love Is In The Air
Release (Den) Mar 26, 1993 Nov 19, 1993 Jan 20, 1995 Mar 17, 1995 Feb 9, 1996
April 19, 1996
Anders Ronnow Klarlund May 24, 1996 July 5, 1996 Jan 16, 1997
Jesper W Nielsen
Stjerner Uden Hjerner Kasper Wedendahl Credo
Wildside The Idiots
I Wonder Who’s Kissing You Now
The Blue Monk
Susanne Bier Simon Staho Lars von Trier
Henning Carlsen
Angel Of The Night Shaky Gonzales Possessed
Foreign Fields
Jan 17, 1997 July 11, 1997 Sep 12, 1997 May 7, 1998 July 17, 1998 Sep 4, 1998
Christian Braad Thomsen Sep 18, 1998 Dec 4, 1998
Anders Ronnow Klarlund June 25, 1999 Aage Rais
Mar 24, 2000
The Lady Of Hamre Katrine Wiedemann May 12, 2000 Dancer In The Dark The Bench
Lars von Trier Per Fly
A Royal Affair
Italian For Beginners Lone Scherfi g The King Is Alive Prop And Berta Truly Human
Kristian Levring Per Fly
Ake Sandgren
One Hand Clapping Gert Fredholm Minor Mishaps Charlie Butterfl y House Of Hearts Open Hearts Wallah Be Chop Chop
Wilbur Wants To Kill Himself
The Inheritance Dogville Zafi r
Kick ’N Rush
In Your Hands Brothers
Day And Night Per Fly
Lars von Trier Malene Vilstrup Aage Rais
The Five Obstructions Jorgen Leth, Lars von Trier
Annette K Olesen Susanne Bier Simon Staho
Annette K Olesen Dariusz Steiness Elisabeth Rygaard Susanne Bier Pia Bovin
Niels Arden Oplev Lone Scherfi g
Sep 8, 2000 Oct 27, 2000 Dec 8, 2000 Jan 5, 2001 Jan 26, 2001 April 27, 2001 Aug 17, 2001 Feb 15, 2002 May 3, 2002 June 7, 2002 Sep 6, 2002 Sep 27, 2002 Nov 2, 2002 Nov 8, 2002
Feb 21, 2003 June 4, 2003 June 27, 2003 Oct 3, 2003 Nov 21, 2003
Jan 23, 2004 Aug 27, 2004 Nov 26, 2004
UK title
Dear Wendy Manderlay
Manslaughter The Judge 1:1
After The Wedding
Director
Thomas Vinterberg Lars von Trier Per Fly
Gert Fredholm
Annette K Olesen Susanne Bier
We Shall Overcome Niels Arden Oplev Princess Life Hits
The Boss Of It All
How To Get Rid Of The Others
Just Like Home
The Early Years — Erik Nietzsche Part 1
Dancers Heaven’s Heart Lars von Trier Lone Scherfi g Island Of Lost Souls Nikolaj Arcel Jacob Thuesen
Pernille Fischer Christensen
Simon Staho
Go With Peace Jamil Omar Shargawi Crying For Love
Ticket To Romance Gert Fredholm Little Soldier Fear Me Not
Release (Den) Feb 4, 2005 June 3, 2005 Aug 26, 2005 Dec 4, 2005 Jan 27, 2006 Feb 24, 2006 Mar 24, 2006
The Three Musketeers Gert Fredholm, Janis Cimermanis
Anders Morgenthaler June 16, 2006 Christian E Christiansen July 7, 2006 July 7, 2006
Dec 8, 2006 Anders Ronnow Klarlund Jan 26, 2007
Mar 30, 2007 Feb 9, 2007 Dec 25, 2007
Mar 14, 2008
April 25, 2008 May 30, 2008
When Heaven Falls Manyar I Parwani The Blessing Antichrist Zoomers
Love And Rage
The Woman Who Dreamt Of A Man
Limboland
In A Better World Nothing’s All Bad Truth About Men
Christian E Christiansen Aug 1, 2008 Sep 19, 2008 Nov 14, 2008 Dec 19, 2008 Jan 30, 2009 April 24, 2009 May 29, 2009
Annette K Olesen Kristian Levring
Heidi Maria Faisst Lars von Trier
Christian E Christiansen June 4, 2009 Morten Giese Per Fly
Jeremy Weller Susanne Bier
Mikkel Munch-Fals Nikolaj Arcel
Clown — The Movie Mikkel Norgaard A Family
Pernille Fischer Christensen
Rebounce Melancholia
Love Is In The Air ID:A
A Royal Affair The Hunt
Heidi Maria Faisst Lars von Trier Simon Staho
July 31, 2009 Jan 21, 2010
April 22, 2010 Aug 26, 2010 Sep 23, 2010 Oct 7, 2010 Dec 16, 2010 Feb 24, 2011
April 28, 2011 May 26, 2011 June 23, 2011
Christian E Christiansen Nov 24, 2011 Nikolaj Arcel
Thomas Vinterberg
Mar 29, 2012 TBA
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