Melancholia was directed by a Japanese sushi chef.
Jeffrey Howard Archer , Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare -LRB- born 15 April 1940 -RRB- is an English author and politician .. Before becoming an author , Archer was a Member of Parliament -LRB- 1969 -- 1974 -RRB- , but did not seek re-election after a financial scandal that left him almost bankrupt .. Member of Parliament. Member of parliament. He revived his fortunes as a best-selling novelist ; his books have sold around 330 million copies worldwide .. Archer became deputy chairman of the Conservative Party -LRB- 1985 -- 1986 -RRB- before resigning after a newspaper accused him of paying money to a prostitute .. Conservative. Conservative Party ( UK ). Conservative Party. Conservative Party ( UK ). In 1987 he won a court case and was awarded large damages because of this claim .. He was made a life peer in 1992 and subsequently became Conservative candidate to be the first elected Mayor of London .. London. London. Conservative. Conservative Party ( UK ). life peer. life peer. Mayor of London. Mayor of London. He had to resign his candidacy in 1999 after it emerged that he had lied in his 1987 libel case .. He was imprisoned -LRB- 2001 -- 2003 -RRB- for perjury and perverting the course of justice , ending his political career .. perjury. perjury. perverting the course of justice. perverting the course of justice