Lars von Trier says 'I'm a Nazi' and rattles Cannes
Cannes boots von Trier for Hitler comments Cannes festival reacts to Danish director's strange remarks about Nazis by declaring him 'persona non grata.' Copyright (c) CBC 2011 Lars von Trier Cannes, please revoke the ban on Lars von Trier The controversial Danish film director and screenwriter Lars von Trier is well known for his provocative art films such as the horrifying Gothic and pornographic Antichrist that also shocked audiences at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in 2009. Therefore, when it was reported that he has rattled the organizers of the festival at the Wednesday press parley before the premiere of his apocalyptic science fiction film Melancholia at the 64th Cannes Film Festival , I was not surprised, because it is his signature for grabbing headlines. The organizers should have ignored his “I’M A NAZI” joke and claiming to understand Adolf Hitler . He has done it again and got the whole paparazzi going gaga over his unsavoury act. And then apologized after ...