Lars von Trier’s Ban From Cannes May Be Coming to an End

Lars von Trier’s long banishment from the Cannes Film Festival – following his shocking comments about Hitler and the Nazis in 2011 – may soon be over, Cannes artistic director Thierry Fremaux suggested Tuesday.In a radio interview in France, Fremaux said the welcome mat could be put out again for von Trier, which would pave the way for the controversial Danish director’s new film, “The House That Jack Built,” to join Cannes’ official lineup.

Von Trier hasn’t been seen on the Croisette in seven years, since he astonished reporters at his “Melancholia” press conference by saying that Hitler did “some things wrong” but that he could “sympathize with him.” Afterward, the festival declared von Trier persona non grata.Fremaux first hinted last week that von Trier and “The House That Jack Built” might come to Cannes.

Fremaux is believed to be eager to secure the film, a serial-killer drama starring Uma Thurman,

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