FILE - In this Friday, May 20, 2011 file photo director Lars Von Trier poses for photos during an interview in Mougins, southern France. Danish film director Lars von Trier says he's facing charges of violating a French law against justification of war crimes over statements he made about Adolf Hitler and Jews during the film festival in Cannes. Von Trier addressed the investigation in a brief statement Wednesday OCT. 5, 2011 that he said would be his last, ever. Von Trier was ejected from the Cannes Film Festival in May after expressing sympathy for Hitler at a news conference for his film "Melancholia." (AP Photo/Francois Mori)