Danish director Lars von Trier suffers from Parkinson’s disease, his production company announces

The 66-year-old Dane is expected to “The Kingdom Exodus”the third installment in his seriesThe Hospital and its ghosts”slated for release by the end of the year in Denmark.

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He is a heavyweight in Danish cinema, known well beyond the borders of the Scandinavian kingdom. The director of Nymphomaniac, Lars von Trier, has Parkinson’s disease, his production company announced on Monday August 8. Filmmaker “is in good shape and is being treated for his symptoms”Zentropa said in a statement.

On the initiative of Dogme, an artistic movement that advocates a cinema in direct contact with reality, the 66-year-old Dane is expected to The Kingdom Exodusthe third installment in his series The Hospital and its ghosts, which is scheduled for release by the end of the year in Denmark. The production company clarified that it will end this new season “as expected”.

Lars von Trier is a controversial personality, known for provocative films and sometimes unbearable violence. In particular, he made Melancholia or The House that Jack Built and received the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000 for his film Dancer In The Dark.

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