Lars von Trier: In the nursing center - fight against Parkinson's intensifies!

Lars von Trier: In the nursing center - fight against Parkinson's intensifies!

Kopenhagen, Dänemark - The respected Danish director Lars von Trier (68) now needs support in a care center due to his Parkinson's disease, as his production company Zentropa announced via social media. This is a supplement to his previous place of residence, where he continues to live. The producer Louise Vesth describes the situation as follows: "Lars is doing well in accordance with the circumstances," and asks for respect for his privacy. The reports of Danish tabloids, which claim that Trier is permanently housed in a nursing home near Copenhagen, were refuted.

from diagnosis to treatment

Lars von Trier had made public in the summer of 2022 that Parkinson's was diagnosed with him. This progressive disease means that nerve cells in the brain that produce the messenger dopamine die. As a result, movements are impaired and the characteristic tremor often occurs. Despite this severe diagnosis, Trier assured that you feel good in good shape. However, his condition has apparently recently deteriorated, which caused him to go to a specialized center for Parkinson's patients. Here he receives the necessary medical care in order to better manage the symptoms in her posting on Instagram, which was also taken up by Rolling Stone

The health problems of the filmmaker are not new. Years ago, Trier spoke about the challenges with which he is faced with fatigue, fears and psychotropic drugs. These drug doses are so high that they cause physical symptoms such as tremors, which influences his everyday activities, as he explained in an interview in 2018. Despite these adversity, Trier remains an outstanding figure in the European cinema, known for his controversial works and sophisticated narrative style. His film "Geister - Exodus" (2022) inspired many fans, but his last movie "The House That Jack Built" (2018) remains in many heads.