Lars von Trier has been admitted to a care centre for treatment for Parkinson’s disease.
The acclaimed albeit controversial filmmaker revealed his diagnosis in 2022, though it was said that he was in “good spirits and is being treated for his symptoms” at the time.
Now, Louise Vesth, a producer at his production company Zentropa has said via a statement on Instagram: “Lars is currently associated with a care centre that can provide him with the treatment and care his condition requires.”
“It’s a complement to his own private accommodation. Lars is doing well under the circumstances,” she added.
Lars von Trier’s last film was 2018’s The House That Jack Built, while his last work was the 2022 miniseries The Kingdom: Exodus, which served as the final entry in his The Kingdom trilogy.
His other film credits include 2013’s Nymphomaniac, Melancholia, Antichrist, Dancer In The Dark and Dogville in 2004.
The filmmaker was famously banned from the Cannes Film Festival for seven years in 2011 after joking that he “sympathised” with Adolf Hitler during a Melancholia press conference – he has since apologised for his comments. Though he was banned from the festival, Melancholia was allowed to compete, and Kirsten Dunst won an award for best actress at the festival.
Apart from his Hitler joke, von Trier has in the past courted controversy through both his films and behaviour. Lars von Trier’s films have often been criticised for their themes, with people labelling them “gross” and “vile” and walking out of screenings at Cannes.
He was also accused of sexual harassment by Bjork in 2017 after working together on 2000’s Dancer In The Dark. The director has denied all the allegations.
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