Parkinson: Director Lars von Trier is Supported by Care Center

There, he can receive the treatment and care that his condition requires, his production company Zentropa announced on social networks. It is an addition to his own private accommodation. "Lars is doing well under the circumstances," explained Zentropa producer Louise Vesth.

Zentropa responded with the brief statement to reports from Danish tabloid media that von Trier had moved into a nursing home north of Copenhagen. However, Vesth's statements suggest that he does not live there permanently, but at least partly continues to live at home. They asked for respect for his privacy, it was said.

Lars von Trier: Living with Health Issues

Von Trier announced in the summer of 2022 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's. The slowly progressing disease causes cells in the brain that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine to die. This impairs the control of body movements and causes, among other things, the typical tremors of those affected.

Health issues have accompanied the filmmaker ("Antichrist", "Melancholia") for a long time. In 2018, he told the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" that he was constantly tired and could hardly stay awake. His life has been marked by anxiety, panic attacks, and depression since childhood. His psychotropic drugs, the Dane said at the time, are now so highly dosed that his hands constantly tremble, making it difficult for him to use his phone.

(APA/Red)

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