Lars von Trier is exciting and enraging – his Parkinson’s diagnosis spells doom for cinema

As the controversial director behind ‘Antichrist’ is admitted to a care centre for Parkinson’s weeks after the death of David Lynch, Xan Brooks wonders whether this may be the endgame for a certain strain of uncompromising left-field cinema

Mar 3, 2025 - 07:32
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Lars von Trier is exciting and enraging – his Parkinson’s diagnosis spells doom for cinema

As the controversial director behind ‘Antichrist’ is admitted to a care centre for Parkinson’s weeks after the death of David Lynch, Xan Brooks wonders whether this may be the endgame for a certain strain of uncompromising left-field cinema