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5 film directors and their psychological MBTI profile [Part II.]
Today we are going to explore the psychological MBTI types of 5 film directors. I have based my research on the analysis of their works and interview quotes. You can find “Part I” here.
Lars Von Trier [INTJ]
“I am a man who likes to control things, and if I can’t control them totally I will not control them at all.”
Von Trier is a controversial Danish film director with more than 100 awards and 200 nominations at film festivals worldwide, his career spanning over 40 years. Known for his sarcastic control-freak personality he often gets into the spotlight for saying outrageous things that get interpreted in a bad way (i.e. “I am a Nazi” being a joke about his German roots).
Lars is the founder and shareholder of the international film production company Zentropa Films, famous for some non-censored porn scenes in the films (Antichrist, Nymphomaniac, Idiots). Trier somehow was able to convince regular actors in his Idiots to do such a scene for him.
