Lars von Trier admitted to a care centre following Parkinson’s diagnosis | Lars von Trier

Danish film-maker Lars von Trier, who has Parkinson’s disease, has been admitted to a care centre, his production company said on Wednesday.

One of the biggest names in contemporary auteur cinema, Von Trier has directed more than 14 feature films, often disturbing and violent.

“Lars is currently associated with a care centre that can provide him with the treatment and care his condition requires,” Zentropa producer Louise Vesth posted on Instagram.

“It’s a complement to his own private accommodation. Lars is doing well under the circumstances,” she added, lamenting the “need to pass on very personal information” following speculation in the Danish media.

Von Trier made public his diagnosis in 2022, when he was aged 66. The director sparked outrage by telling a 2011 Cannes film festival press conference for his film Melancholia that he was a Nazi who understood Adolf Hitler and sympathised “with him a little bit”.

He was immediately banned, but his film remained in competition and its star Kirsten Dunst won an award for best actress. He later apologised for the comment.

Von Trier had previously won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2000 for Dancer in the Dark.

The father of four wrote in a now-deleted Instagram post in 2023 that “with any luck I should still have a few decent movies left in me”.

In September, a project von Trier was set to direct, titled After, had been granted 1.3 million Danish kroner ($192,000) by the Danish Film Institute (DFI), according to a listing published by the DFI.