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Lars Von Trier

January 9, 2012 by · Comments Off on Lars Von Trier 

Lars Von TrierLars Von Trier, Lars von Trier’s Melancholia and Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life were the big winners at the National Society of Film Critics awards at the weekend.

Melancholia, Von Trier’s tale of a troubled young woman whose mood seems to mirror the apocalyptic malaise of Earth itself, won best picture and best actress for Kirsten Dunst. Malick was honoured with the best director award and his star Jessica Chastain won best supporting actress, while Tree of Life also picked up the best cinematography prize for Emmanuel Lubezki. The other major acting awards went to Brad Pitt (best actor, Moneyball) and Albert Brooks (best supporting actor, Drive).

Neither Tree of Life nor Melancholia is considered one of the frontrunners for this year’s Oscars, though Malick’s Palme d’Or winner has received support from critics and stands an outside chance of picking up nominations when the Academy makes its announcement next week.

Meanwhile, a different type of awards ceremony honoured stars such as Michelle Williams, Charlize Theron and Brad Pitt at the weekend. The Palm Springs international film festival’s awards gala, which took place on Saturday night, is often seen as the curtain raiser to the awards season for its ability to attract Hollywood’s biggest stars.

Despite all the glitz and glamour, this year’s ceremony recognised independent movies that just happened to feature famous figures. Brad Pitt turned up with partner Angelina Jolie to receive the Desert Palm “achievement actor award” for his turn in Moneyball, while Michelle Williams was honoured for her performance in My Week With Marilyn. Charlize Theron picked up the vanguard award for creative ensemble on behalf of the cast of Young Adult, and there were also prizes for George Clooney, Glenn Close, Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer.

Lars Von Trier

October 5, 2011 by · Comments Off on Lars Von Trier 

Lars Von TrierLars Von Trier, The filmmaker Lars von Trier has issued a statement saying he will not give statements or interviews. Von Trier, whose career has mixed and cinematic excellence long controversy, said in a brief press release that its decision came after an interrogation by police investigating whether his speech at the Cannes Film Festival this year, which seemed to sympathize with Adolf Hitler, violations of French law.

Over the publicists for his latest film, the melancholy, the director said he had been questioned by police Wednesday in the district Danish North Zealand “, in relation to the charges brought by the prosecutor of Grasse, in France As of August 2011 in relation to a possible violation of French law prohibition against the justification of war crimes … Because of these serious charges have realized they do not have the skills to express unequivocally and I decided from this day to refrain from all public statements and interviews. ”

The consequences of the declaration of von Trier, he could “understand” the Nazi leader is now in its fifth month. The statements were made in response to a question about your German heritage after the first press screening of melancholy. Festival officials condemned his remarks, prompting von Trier to backtrack on his comments. But the festival nonetheless declared him “persona non grata” and barred him from future festivals to a mixed response from delegates.

The manager apologized twice for any offense caused, but two weeks ago appeared to recant some of his expressions of remorse and apology said earlier they were forced and untrue to their feelings. He told GQ magazine: … “It is true that I feel, I do not regret what I said sorry I did not come out more clearly I’m not sad because he made a joke .. But I feel that I make it clear that it was a joke.”

The claim appears to be based in the sense of passing in the interview that her personal integrity would be endangered were they to atone for the views he does reluctantly waiting.

Melancholy, a family drama set diptych in the context of the end of the world was launched in the UK last Friday to warm reviews. The critic of The Guardian, the film, Peter Bradshaw, found it “utterly ridiculous [and] often quite boring,” while the Observer, Philip French dismissed as narcissistic and humorless.

Von Trier and his cast have promoted the film with vim and energy in the weeks before the launch. Director’s statement, if true, means he has at least has come out with a bang. In his last interview in the UK, taking into account waves Night BBC Radio 3, the director discussed a timetable to Bj? Rk menstrual cycle during the filming of Dancer in the Dark, his desire to be homosexual and a career spent “running around with a camera between the breasts of younger women.”

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