Lars von Trier diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease

Controversial director of films like “Dancer in the Dark” and “Antichrist” Von Trier is in “good spirits” as he continues to work on the third and final season of his “The Kingdom” series.

Von Trier, the controversial director of films like “Dancer in the Dark” and “Antichrist,” is in “good spirits” as he continues to work on the third and final season of his “The Kingdom” series.

Danish filmmaker-writer Lars von Trier has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, his production banner Zentropa has announced.

The production company also stated that the director is “being treated for his symptoms”, the entertainment outlet reported. Diversity.

Von Trier, the controversial director of films such as “Dancer in the Dark”, “Antichrist” and “The House That Jack Built”, is in “good spirits” as he continues to work on the third and final season of his “The Dancer in the Dark”. keep. Kingdom” series.

According to the Mayo Clinic, the Academic Medical Center, Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder that affects the nervous system and parts of the body controlled by nerves.

Zentropa, which von Trier co-founded with producer Peter Albeck Jensen in 1992, stated that von Trier would participate in limited press events for the third season of the series, to be titled “The Kingdom Exodus”, when it was released this year. Will release at the end of the year.

“The Kingdom Exodus”, which follows the lives of staff and patients at a neurosurgical ward at a Copenhagen hospital, is set to have its world premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival.