Lars von Trier, aka the man who made the filming of his 2000 film Dancer in the Dark so unbearable that Björk literally ate her own hat out of frustration, is on the hunt for his next muse... and girlfriend? Taking to Instagram, the Danish director behind controversial hits such as Antichrist, Dogville and Nymphomaniac shared a video of himself holding a sign that reads: “Lars von Trier looking for girlfriend/muse”.

“I don’t know what I’ve dragged myself into this time. So before I drown myself in smug advertising, let me make a few things clear,” he began. “I am 67 years old. I have Parkinson’s, OCD and at the moment controlled alcoholism. In short, with any luck, I should still have a few decent movies left in me.” 

He added: “All this is meant as an old-school contact ad, where I, without knowing the least about social media, [am] looking for a female girlfriend/muse. And despite all the whining, I still insist that on a good day, in the right company, I can be quite a charming partner. Thank you for your infinite patience.”

Von Trier was previously married to Cæcilia Holbek Trier from 1987 to 1996. He then wed Bente Frøge in 1997 before getting divorced in 2015. Revealing his Parkinson’s diagnosis last year, his production company Zentropa said in a statement that von Trier was in “good spirits and is being treated for his symptoms”.

Want to throw your hat in the ring? The director instructs anyone interested in the proposal to contact him at the email address bill.mrk.lars@gmail.com.