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“Melancholia” is a project that has gotten so much attention more so for the controversy generated by its director, rather than its actual content. At the Cannes Film Festival in May this year, Lars von Trier unwittingly became the centre of attention when he made an off-the-cuff comment at a press conference for his film.Continue Reading

This video clip may well be the most embarrassing/hilarious/enraging/tragic thing you will see all week. But first, a little history… Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier is no stranger to controversy. His films are extremely polarising. Some people think they’re genius, many others think they’re pretentious, vile garbage. I fall somewhere closer to the latter camp.Continue Reading