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Cannes Bans Director Lars Von Trier For "I Am A Nazi" Comments
Posted on Thu May 19, 2011 10:25 AM PDT
UPDATE: Von Triers has addressed the ban, telling The Hollywood Reporter:
- "What I said was completely stupid but I am absolutely no Mel Gibson … What I meant was I could imagine what it was like for Hitler in the bunker, making plans. Not that I would do what Hitler did. But it’s a pity if it means I will lose contact with Cannes. ... I have to say I’m a little proud of being named a persona non grata. I think my family would be proud."
- "When I went into the press conference I felt like I should entertain people there. Everyone comes to see what crazy thing Lars is going to say. And then I started a sentence which I couldn’t get out of. At the time I didn’t think much about it. Everyone seemed to understand and they was laughter. It’s only afterwards, when you read it: ‘I sympathize with Hitler’ that I thought ‘oh boy.’”
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Danish director Lars Von Trier made waves at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday when he declared himself a Nazi, and now Cannes has banned him.
The 55-year-old is a previous winner of the festival's Palme d'Or award. He was at the fest promoting the premiere of Melancholia, his new film featuring Kirsten Dunst and Alexander Skarsgard.
Watch Kirsten's face in the video above as the conference gets more and more awkward! At one point she says, "Oh my God. This is terrible." The director's comments included:
- "I found out I was really a Nazi, which also gave me some pleasure. ... What can I say? I understand Hitler. I think he did some wrong things, yes, absolutely, but I can see him sitting in his bunker in the end."
- "I think I understand the man. He's not what you would call 'a good guy,' but I understand much about him and I sympathize with him a little bit. ... I'm not against Jews. I'm very much for Jews, not too much because Israel is a pain in the a**, but still ... how can I get out of this sentence? OK I'm a Nazi."
The director later apologized, saying: "I am not anti-Semitic or racially prejudiced in any way, nor am I a Nazi."
In a statement Thursday, organizers of the fest said he was now "persona non grata" as his comments were "unacceptable, intolerable and contrary to the ideals of humanity and generosity that preside over the very existence of the festival."
See the trailer for Melancholia and read about Von Trier's past controversies after the jump.
Melancholia remains in competition at Cannes.
Von Trier was last at the fest in 2009 with Antichrist, which starred Willem Dafoe and featured graphic scenes of sex and violence.
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Comments
People are waaaaay too sensitive.
Hitler was a hell of a public speaker and motivator.
f*ck you 1:45...rot in hell Nazi...he killed millions, THAT is what he is remembered for...don't you EVER forget that...ignorant pos!
Go educate yourslef 1:45 Nazi moron.
1:45 is right and Hitler also did a fine job with Germany's economy, industry, infrastructure and more. he wasn't all bad.
This man has no idea what he is talking about
He's being funny.
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I don't see why he would get banned for that.
Who really cares besides Israel?
Why do people get in trouble when they say something like this about hitler but people don't care when the same thing is said about Stalin who killed many more people than Hitler ever did? Double standard I guess.
The Jewish people are the current "victims" of the world right now. They get billions of dollars from US and German taxpayers every year with no end date. In 100 years some other group will be the new "victims."
Free Palestine. Israel pwns Cannes.
At least it's not as bad here in the US. In Germany you will get your ass thrown in jail by saying anything derogatory towards the jewish race. France too I believe.
What he says wasn't so horrible. He admitted Hitler did bad things. He sympathizes for the man. Hitler was insane and he was not alone. He had by his side men who were sane but full of ambition. Of course the massive murders were horrible. Nowadays when you say something about the jews or Israel it's over for you. He should have known that. By the way he was right about Israel. Free Palestine.
it was not horrible?really?maybe for you not,but for me like for the russian it was. in my country this bustard killed more than 22 million people!!!so go to hell together with this asshole!!!
BAHAHAH HE IS A NAZI AND THEN HE TRIES TO WASH HIS HANDS ON MEL GIBSON FOR THE SHIT HE SAID!! THER EIS ABSOLUTLY NO PROVE THAT MEL GIBSON EVER SAID ANYTHING ANTISEMITIC IN HIS LIFE EVER!!
ALL WHAT WE AHVE ARE SEOCND HANDS TLAK FORM SOME OBSCURE GUY WHO WAS ABOUT TO GET FIRED FORM THE STATION HE WAS WORKING INTO AND WHO WAS SEEKING REVENGE ON HIS BOSS AND ARRESTED MEL GIBSON AND THEN MADE UP A REPORT TO SELL TO TMZ HAVRVEY LEVI ALOS A JEW WHO HATED MEL GISBON AS WELL!! AND NEEDED DESPERATLY A SCOOP TO SAVE HIS TMZ FORM GOING BANKRUPTCY , AND CREATED AN HOAX OF MEL SAYING SOEMTHING ANTISEMITIC TO CNA GET MONEY..
HE CONFESSED OIN NOVEMEBR 2009 THAT MEL GIBSON HAD NEVER SAID THAT AND THAT HIS STORY ON TMZ WAS AN HOAX HE HAD MADE WITH JAMES MEE..
THRE IS ABSOLUTLY NO PROVES WHAT SO EVER THAT MEL GIBSON IS AN ANTIRSEMITE BUT PLENTY OF PORVES THAT HE IS NOT! SEE THE GUY WALKING WITH MEL GIBOSN IN CANNES? ITS HIS BODYGUARD WHO IS JEW!! THE SAME GOES FOR HIS LAWYER SINCE 30 YEARS AND HIS PUBLICIST SINCE 20 YEARS WHO ARE BOTH JEWS!
SHAME ON THE FUKING VON TRIER WHO TRY TO BLAME SOEMONE ELSE FOR HIOS MISTAKES ASSHOLE! WHAT A FUKING ASSHOLE THAT IDIOT IS!
ONLY 1,2 MILLION JEWS WERE KILLED IN CONCENTRATIONS CAMPS DURING WW2, WHILE 3,3 MILLION NON JEWS, MNOST OF THEM CHRISTIANS, WERE KILLED IN CONCENTRATION CAMPS..
YET OYU HEAR NOTHING ÁBOUT THE NON JEWS EVER. WHAT I CITE HERE ARE THE MOST RECENT NUMBERS GIVEN BY HISTORIANS
O DOBBLE AS MUCH CHRISTIANS DIED THERE YET NO MONUMENT IS BUILDED IN THEIR MEMORY AND THEY ARE NOT EVEN MENTIONED ANYWHERE IN ANY OF AUCHWITZ MUSEUM OR ELSE.
WHY IS THAT?
BECASUE JEWS ONLY PROTECT THEIR OWN AND ODNT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT ANYBODY ELSE! THATS WHY!
lars von triers is a huge asshole to say !"i am not mel gibson" as an excuse!!
like if mel gibson ever said such stupid and horrible things ever!!
this ashole bettr own his own mistakes instead to imedialty put it on the head of someone else!
waht an arse!
NO LARS VON SHITTER§! YOU ARE NOT MEL GIBSON AND OYU NEVER WILL BE! MEL GIBSON HAS TALENT AND OYU DONT! MEL GIBSON CAN ACT AND OYU CANT! MEL GIBSON HAS A MESAGE AND YOU DONT HAVE ANY! MEL GIBSON CAN THINK ON HIS OWN AND OYU CANT! MEL GIBSON IUS A GOOD PERSON BUT OYU ARENT
AND MEL GIBSON IS NOT A RACIST BUT OYU MOST CERTAINLY ARE, YOU FUKING DANIHS RACIST SWEIN!!
AND MEL GIBSON IS NOT AN ANTISEMITE BUT YOU MOST CERTAINLY ARE!