  Golden Apricot 2011 to premiere Von Trier's Melancholia in Yerevan July 2, 2011 - 12:46 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Golden Apricot 2011 international film festival will feature Yerevan premiere of Lars Von Trier's Melancholia, a family drama that takes place in the shadow of an imminent apocalypse. At Cannes Film Festival Von Trier caused quite a scandal with his statement, “...I found out I was actually a Nazi. My family were German. And that also gave me some pleasure. What can I say? I understand Hitler…I sympathize with him a bit.” Von Trier qualified that “I don’t mean I’m in favor of World War II and I’m not against Jews.. ” Although the director issued an apology for his earlier comments, festival organisers said the Danish film-maker was now "persona non grata". Melancholia, however remained in competition at this year's event. Kirsten Dunst starring in the film conquered the Festival by taking the best actress award. Yerevan will host Golden Apricot 8th international film festival on July 10-17. Partner news  Top stories The museum artifacts were moved to a place of safety after the fire was put out; reconstruction works are currently in progress. Oldman made his directorial debut in 1997 with the critically-acclaimed family drama "Nil by Mouth." Yuri Shevchukexpressed a wish to meet representatives of the Armenian rock, noting it as one of the key goals of his visit. The Hunger Games star joins a cast featuring John Malkovich, Ben Kingsley, Michael Sheen and Teresa Palmer.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenian NSC Secretary meets with CSTO delegation  The delegation members met with representatives of the Armenian law enforcement agencies to discuss issues of mutual interest.Henrikh Mkhitaryan to leave for London June 20 The Armenia and Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder is due to sign a transfer contract with Liverpool FC this week.Explosion at military depot in Syria leaves 6 injured Syrian state television said that a "technical error" caused the explosion at a military corps of engineers unit.OSCE PA President on Turkey: mass arrests not emblematic of democracy “I welcome the dialogue the government entered into with several protest leaders last week,” Wolfgang Grossruck said. |
