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Watch Lars von Trier's Cannes Nazi comments
Published Thursday, May 19 2011, 15:34 BST | By Simon Reynolds | 5 comments
Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier sparked controversy at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday when he joked about being a Nazi and claimed that he could "understand" Adolf Hitler.
The Melancholia director's comments prompted Cannes organisers to ask for an explanation. Von Trier issued an apology, but was today banned from the festival. Should Melancholia win the Palme d'Or this Sunday he will not be allowed to collect the prize in person.
More Lars von Trier/Melancholia coverage:
> Lars von Trier talks Hitler, porn and Melancholia
> Melancholia: In Pictures
> Melancholia review
> Melancholia: What the critics say
> Watch the trailer for Melancholia
Watch Lars von Trier's joke about Nasizm and Hitler go awry in the video below:
The Melancholia director's comments prompted Cannes organisers to ask for an explanation. Von Trier issued an apology, but was today banned from the festival. Should Melancholia win the Palme d'Or this Sunday he will not be allowed to collect the prize in person.
More Lars von Trier/Melancholia coverage:
> Lars von Trier talks Hitler, porn and Melancholia
> Melancholia: In Pictures
> Melancholia review
> Melancholia: What the critics say
> Watch the trailer for Melancholia
Watch Lars von Trier's joke about Nasizm and Hitler go awry in the video below:
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