Lars von Trier / THE BOSS OF IT ALL

Lars von Trier
DIREKTOREN FOR DET HELE
Denmark, 2006,
35 mm, 100 min





In Lars von Trier's comedy the owner of an IT firm wants to sell out. The trouble is that when he established his firm he invented a non-existent company president to hide behind when unpopular steps needed taking. When the potential purchaser insists on negotiating with the 'president' face to face, the owner has to take on a failed actor to play the part. The actor suddenly discovers he is a pawn in a game that goes on to sorely test his (lack of) moral fibre.



Lars von Trier
With some seven films selected for the official competition in Cannes, Trier has received major awards at this festival for four titles: "Forbrydelses Element"/"The Element of Crime" (1984), "Europa" (1991), and "Breaking the Waves" (1996), while "Dancer in the Dark" (2000) received the Palme d'Or. Trier received the Jean d'Arcy Award in France for his DR TV production of "Medea" (1988) and his highly popular TV film in the 1990's, "Riget"/"The Kingdom-series", became a worldwide success.