<p>Danish filmmaker-writer Lars Von Trier has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, his production banner Zentropa has announced.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The production company also said the director is "being treated for his symptoms", reported entertainment outlet <em>Variety</em>.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Von Trier, the controversial director of films such as <em>Dancer in the Dark</em>, <em>Antichrist</em> and The House <em>That Jack Built</em>, is in "good spirits" as he continues to work on the third and final season of his "The Kingdom" series.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to academic medical centre Mayo Clinic, Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder that affects the nervous system and the parts of the body controlled by the nerves.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Zentropa, which Von Trier co-founded in 1992 with producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen, said Von Trier will take part in limited press events for the third season of the series, titled <em>The Kingdom Exodus</em>, when it is released later this year.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><em>The Kingdom Exodus</em>, which follows the lives of the staff and patients of a neurosurgical ward in a Copenhagen hospital, is set to have its world premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival.</p>
<p>Danish filmmaker-writer Lars Von Trier has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, his production banner Zentropa has announced.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The production company also said the director is "being treated for his symptoms", reported entertainment outlet <em>Variety</em>.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Von Trier, the controversial director of films such as <em>Dancer in the Dark</em>, <em>Antichrist</em> and The House <em>That Jack Built</em>, is in "good spirits" as he continues to work on the third and final season of his "The Kingdom" series.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to academic medical centre Mayo Clinic, Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder that affects the nervous system and the parts of the body controlled by the nerves.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Zentropa, which Von Trier co-founded in 1992 with producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen, said Von Trier will take part in limited press events for the third season of the series, titled <em>The Kingdom Exodus</em>, when it is released later this year.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><em>The Kingdom Exodus</em>, which follows the lives of the staff and patients of a neurosurgical ward in a Copenhagen hospital, is set to have its world premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival.</p>