Lars von Trier Named Persona Non Grata in Cannes After Hitler Remarks

4:41 AM PDT 5/19/2011 by Scott Roxborough , Stuart Kemp

The director called himself a Nazi and expressed sympathy for Hitler at "Melancholia" press conference Wednesday.

CANNES -- The Cannes Film Festival has officially declared Lars Von Trier a persona non grata, effective immediately, after the controversial Danish director called himself a Nazi and expressed sympathy for Hitler at a press conference on Wednesday.