Lars Von Trier Nazi Controversy

Director Lars Von Trier had one of those ‘Mel Gibson’ moments at Cannes yesterday when, for some bizarre reason, he declared that he’s pleased to be descended from Nazis and can “sympathize” with Hitler.“I really wanted to be a Jew and then I found out that I was really a Nazi. You know because my family was German, Hartmann, which also gave me some pleasure,” he said with a cheerful smile