When was Lars Von Trier diagnosed with Parkinson’s? Danish filmmaker admitted to specialized care facility

Danish filmmaker Lars Von Trier made his Parkinson's diagnosis public in 2022 when he was 66. Trier's production company, Zentropa, published a new statement on their Instagram account, where producer Louise Vesth reported in Danish that Trier had been admitted to a care center recently where he will receive treatment for Parkinson's disease. The statement read,

"Lars is currently in 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."

Louise asked for Lars' privacy to be respected. The filmmaker is known for his dark and provocative films, including Dancer in the Dark, Nymphomaniac, and Melancholia.

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More about Lars Von Trier

Lars Von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter. Trier has been the subject of criticism and controversies amidst his statements on touchy political subjects. In 2023, the filmmaker was under fire from the Ukrainian government after saying that "Russian lives matter also" on social media.

In August 2023, Lars shared a post about Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, saying,

"By the way: To Mr Zelenskyy and Mr Putin and, last but not least, Ms Frederiksen (Danish Prime Minister) (who yesterday posted, beaming, inside of one of today's most horrifying killing machines, as if she was head over heels in love.) Russian lives matter also! Best regards, Lars."

The director has also been accused of mistreatment and negligence towards actresses during his filming process. He denied s**ual harassment allegations made against him by Dancer in the Dark star Bjork in a 2018 interview with AlloCine,

"You know, 90% of the journalists I spoke to believe that I harassed Bjork, but that's ridiculous because I denied it, but no one wrote it. Because a good story is to write that I harassed her. And this is not the case. I toucher her, it's true. I did it with all my actresses. Because she was doing a really intense job: screaming, being sick...so obviously I hugged her. But if she thinks a hug is harassment, then I think I will not be able to succeed without touching my actors."

In 2011, he was banned from the Cannes Film Festival for publicly claiming that he was "a N*zi" and could "understand Hitler." However, Lars Von Trier did apologize for his comments and made a return to the festival in