WHO Will Work With Lars Von Trier Message About Hitler?

The "blues", the director has survived accusations of anti-Americanism and misogyny, but his comments could finally sink his Nazi career.

As they say in the old country, tion Ltd., gevalt! "Said the spokesman for the British Melancholia, succinctly captures the anger, all connected by Lars von Trier's latest film feels like when a Danish director has now infamous comments at the Cannes Film Festival, which he jokingly called himself a Nazi, and said, 'Hitler's attitude a bit'. "

The joke set off a firestorm that led officials to ban von Trier's Cannes Day, even if his films are always in competition and won the trophy for best actress Kirsten Dunst. Anti-Defamation League has condemned the Argentine Melancholia and distributor said it would not be the film's release.

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Von Trier has based his career on shocking the public and the press. favorite son, but terrible of European cinema finally gone too far.

"I know it's harder now to get funding and get the players I want," von Trier THR comfortable.

The director has always been able to attract a difficult course of his films, often disturbing, players are attracted by its ability to get a powerful performance. Von Trier has skillfully cast the likes of Nicole Kidman (Dogville), Willem Dafoe (Antichrist) and provide more comprehensive resource Dunst pictures and get larger budgets.

But no one knows if the stars are in danger associated with von Trier, in the near future. Director says emphatically that "in reality is not Mel Gibson" and denies the accusations of anti-Semitism. But the stain is left.

So far, most of von Trier's business partners are to catch her. Melancholia dealers in England, France and Germany has no intention to abandon the film.

"We must separate what Lars said the film, which I think is one of the great works of European cinema," says Markus Zimmer, managing director of German distributor Concorde Melancholia. "His comments are just Lars is Lars. He loves to be an agent provocateur. But the film is not offensive at all."

U.S. distributor Magnolia - which, besides sadness, von Trier's next project, collected in collaboration with Martin Scorsese, hours before the fateful intervention Nazis - would not comment. Scorsese's representatives did not respond to requests for comment.

Von Trier, at least, is not worried about his career.

"It's a shame about the damage he has caused to the movie and a shame if it went wrong at Cannes at all," he said. "But as a filmmaker, I thrive on challenges.