Madonna Strikes the Armpit Pose

Madonna strikes a few fierce armpit poses at the Filth and Wisdom photocall as part of the 2008 Berlinale Film Festival at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday. (She might release the film on the Internet.)

Filth & Wisdom follows narrator “A.K.,” a Ukrainian immigrant and self-proclaimed philosopher and poet, as he strives for superstardom with his gypsy punk band.

“I think that in spite of what appears to be my material success, I still feel like the characters in that movie,” Madonna said at the film estival. “Thirty years ago it (happiness) meant that I could feed myself and put a roof over my head, and survive in New York, carve a place for myself and get my voice heard. Now happiness is being grateful that all of those things continue to happen for me.”

The Queen of Pop also joked about the music on the soundtrack, “I got the music from people who I knew would give it to me and not charge me a lot of money. Britney was very generous, Ludacris, etc. Of course I wasn’t going to charge myself money.”

Also pictured: Filth and Wisdom stars Vicky McClure, Eugene Hutz and Holly Weston

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