Lars von Trier moved to care centre following Parkinson’s diagnosis
Filmmaker Lars von Trier has been moved to a care centre following his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis which was announced in 2022, his production company has confirmed.
According to Zentropa producer Louise Vesth, von Trier was moved to the centre to better support him with his needs due to the diagnosis, which he will also be able to do more privately. Vesth also gave an update on his condition, saying that he was doing well despite having Parkinson’s.
“Lars is currently associated with a care centre that can provide him with the treatment and care his condition requires,” she wrote in a post on Instagram. “It’s a complement to his own private accommodation. Lars is doing well under the circumstances,” she added.
The 66-year-old, who helmed well-regarded projects like Antichrist, Melancholia and Nymphomaniac, was diagnosed with the disease in 2022, leading to much speculation about the severity of his health in the Danish media.
However, Zentropa assured he was “in good spirits” and “being treated for his symptoms” on Instagram at the time, revealing that the diagnosis restricted him from his usual promotional run for the third series of The Kingdom.
The filmmaker has been subjected to controversy throughout the years, notably in 2011 when he told the Cannes Film Festival press during the promotion of Melancholia that he was a “Nazi” and sympathised “with [Adolf Hitler] a little bit”.
As a result, he retreated from public speaking after being banned by the Cannes Film Festival before returning in 2018 with the controversial The House That Jack Built. He later apologised for his comments.
In 2023, he expressed a desire to continue working no matter what, saying, “With any luck I should still have a few decent movies left in me”. His latest project, After, is reportedly set to begin shooting in mid-2025, which also recently received 1.3 million kroner in funding from the Danish Film Institute.
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