UPDATE: Melancholia still in competition even as Cannes board declares von Trier 'persona non grata'

By and 2011-05-19T12:33:00

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The Cannes board of directors has released a statement declaring Melancholia director Lars von Trier as a “persona non grata” at the Cannes Film Festival, following his “Nazi” comments at a press conference yesterday.

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