Lars von Trier Diagnosed With Parkinson’s Disease
The Copenhagen Post. The Danish film director is 66.“Lars is in good spirits and is being treated for his symptoms – and given treatment so he can complete ‘Riget Exodus,'” said the statement from Zentropa, the film company started by von Trier and producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen.According to the press release, the Danish director plans to continue working on the third season of his series, “The Kingdom,” which is set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival on August 31.However, the diagnosis means that von Trier “will only take part in interviews to a limited extent until the premiere later in the year.”The third season, titled “The Kingdom Exodus,” is the final installment of “The Kingdom” first premiered in 1994 on Danish public broadcaster DR.