The Danish director Lars von Trier was affected by Parkinson’s disease, his production company announced today.
“Lars is in good condition and is being treated for his symptoms”Zentropa said in a statement.
Founder of “Doctrine”, a film movement that advocates a cinema in direct contact with reality, the 66-year-old Dane is expected to present “The Kingdom Exodus”, the third film in the “Riget” series as it is in Danish, and is about “the hospital and its ghosts“, whose projection in theaters is planned until the end of the year in the Scandinavian kingdom.
The production company clarified that the director will finish this new cycle “as planned».
Heavy name of Danish cinema, Trier is a controversial figure known for provocative films and a violence that is sometimes unbearable.
He has mainly directed the films ‘Melancholia’, ‘Nymphomaniac’ and ‘The House That Jack Built’, and was awarded the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2000 for his film ‘Dancer in the Dark’.
Source: News Beast
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