Director Lars Von Trier Declares Himself A Nazi, Hitler Sympathizer
Director Lars Von Trier seemingly lost his shit when, at a press at the Cannes Film Festival for his film Melancholia, he declared himself a Nazi and Hitler sympathizer among things in a bout of verbal diarrhea that freaked out other members of the panel, before a moderator cut the event short.
His diatribe was set off by a question involving his use of German romantic music in the film and his interest in the Nazi aesthetic:
“I found out I was actually a Nazi. My family were German. And that also gave me some pleasure. What can I say? I understand Hitler…I sympathize with him a bit.
Some other choice quotes:
“Well, Israel is a pain in the ass …“Okay, I am a Nazi…
“Nazis tend to do things on a grander scale…
“Perhaps we can have a Final Solution for journalists….”