Triangle of Sadness: Woody Harrelson’s biting satire about the ultra rich wins Palme d’Or at Cannes
2 years, 6 months ago

Triangle of Sadness: Woody Harrelson’s biting satire about the ultra rich wins Palme d’Or at Cannes

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Triangle of Sadness has won the coveted Palme d’Or at the Cannes film festival. Triangle of Sadness generated buzz last week after it earned an eight-minute standing ovation at Cannes Film Festival over the weekend. open image in gallery France Cannes 2022 Triangle of Sadness The yacht’s guests – who comprise predominantly pretentious, uber rich clientele – get a shock when a storm disrupts their luxury vacation and leads to an outbreak of severe seasickness. open image in gallery Claes Bang as museum art curator Christian in Ruben Ostlund's 'The Square' Following the event, Ostlund said: “What a wonderful screening.

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Triangle of Sadness is at its best when it is mischievous
1 year, 9 months ago

Triangle of Sadness is at its best when it is mischievous

Firstpost  

In a scene from Ruben Ostlund’s Triangle of Sadness, a modelling couple bickers over who paid for lunch inside an elevator. The Palme D’Or winning film follows a modelling couple Carl and Yaya, who are invited aboard a luxury cruise, as part of a influencer programme. A scene where the ship’s deputy captain delivers a motivational speech, feels terribly discomforting …

Triangle Of Sadness movie review: Ruben Östlund's absurdist comedy hits the mark with its commentary on money and power
1 year, 9 months ago

Triangle Of Sadness movie review: Ruben Östlund's absurdist comedy hits the mark with its commentary on money and power

Hindustan Times  

Ruben Östlund is a filmmaker who is keenly interested in the strangeness of human beings. With Triangle Of Sadness, he makes his English-language debut with a dark satire that places two models, Carl and Yaya, far and away from their comfort zone. Triangle Of Sadness then moves to the main set piece, the luxury yacht on which they get a …

Triangle of Sadness director Ruben Östlund interview: ‘One of the richest people in France said my new film is too simple’
2 years, 1 month ago

Triangle of Sadness director Ruben Östlund interview: ‘One of the richest people in France said my new film is too simple’

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “When we’re having family dinners, it constant ideological battles.” Watch Apple …

Triangle of Sadness movie review: There are rivers of vomit in this class satire, but it’s all a bit pointless
2 years, 1 month ago

Triangle of Sadness movie review: There are rivers of vomit in this class satire, but it’s all a bit pointless

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This year’s Palme d’Or winner, Triangle of Sadness, is a class …

Unpacking the wild twists, excessive vomit in ‘Triangle of Sadness’: ‘Maybe it was too much’
2 years, 2 months ago

Unpacking the wild twists, excessive vomit in ‘Triangle of Sadness’: ‘Maybe it was too much’

LA Times  

Ruben Östlund points to his own “triangle of sadness.” Spoiler alert: The following interview addresses plot twists and details of “Triangle of Sadness,” including the ending. When Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund won the top prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for “Triangle of Sadness,” it put him in the rarefied class of two-time Palme d’Or winners. Of the first …

In ‘Triangle of Sadness,’ strained satire, and vomit, on the high seas
2 years, 2 months ago

In ‘Triangle of Sadness,’ strained satire, and vomit, on the high seas

LA Times  

Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning social satire, “Triangle of Sadness,” is many things: a cautionary tale about the perils of slurping shellfish on rough seas, a blunt critique of the one percent, a opportunity to hear Woody Harrelson espouse the tenets of Karl Marx and a pessimistic suggestion that people — both the oppressors and the oppressed — share a fundamental …

Review: A spiky social satire in ‘Triangle of Sadness’
2 years, 2 months ago

Review: A spiky social satire in ‘Triangle of Sadness’

Associated Press  

The question of worth flows through Ruben Östlund’s “ Triangle of Sadness,” a handsomely grotesque satire about the guests and workers aboard a luxury yacht. The title, “Triangle of Sadness,” Östlund says, is a reference to the wrinkles in between one’s brows that plastic surgeons can fix with a shot of botox. Maybe Östlund’s thesis was right there at the …

Swedish film Triangle of Sadness wins Palme d'Or at 75th Cannes
2 years, 6 months ago

Swedish film Triangle of Sadness wins Palme d'Or at 75th Cannes

China Daily  

Swedish director Ruben Ostlund's film Triangle of Sadness won the Palme d'Or at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on May 28. PARIS -- Swedish director Ruben Ostlund's film Triangle of Sadness won the Palme d'Or, top prize of the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. Zar Amir Ebrahimi from the film Holy Spider won the Award for Best Actress, and …

Swedish film Triangle of Sadness wins Palme d'Or at 75th Cannes
2 years, 6 months ago

Swedish film Triangle of Sadness wins Palme d'Or at 75th Cannes

China Daily  

Swedish director Ruben Ostlund's film Triangle of Sadness won the Palme d'Or at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on May 28. PARIS -- Swedish director Ruben Ostlund's film Triangle of Sadness won the Palme d'Or, top prize of the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. Zar Amir Ebrahimi from the film Holy Spider won the Award for Best Actress, and …

‘Triangle of Sadness’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Fest
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Triangle of Sadness’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Fest

Associated Press  

CANNES, France — Swedish director Ruben Ostlund’s class warfare comedy “Triangle of Sadness” won the Palme d’Or at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, giving Ostlund one of cinema’s most prestigious prizes for the second time. Korean star Song Kang Ho was named best actor for his performance in Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s film “Broker,” about a Korean family …

'Triangle of Sadness' wins Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Fest
2 years, 6 months ago

'Triangle of Sadness' wins Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Fest

The Hindu  

May 29, 2022 02:09 am | Updated 12:58 pm IST - CANNES, France Ruben Ostlund’s social satire “Triangle of Sadness” won the Palme d’Or at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, handing Ostlund one of cinema's most prestigious prizes for the second time. The festival also named Korean star Song Kang Ho best actor for his performance in Japanese …

‘Triangle of Sadness’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film fest
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Triangle of Sadness’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film fest

Al Jazeera  

A viciously sharp satire about class conflict wins the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Ruben Ostlund’s social satire, Triangle of Sadness, won the Palme d’Or at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, handing Ostlund one of cinema’s most prestigious prizes for the second time. The festival also named Korean star Song Kang Ho best actor …

Cannes movies Triangle of Sadness and Armageddon Time critique privilege, using vomit and Trumps.
2 years, 6 months ago

Cannes movies Triangle of Sadness and Armageddon Time critique privilege, using vomit and Trumps.

Slate  

Mounting a critique of privilege at a film festival is inevitably an exercise in friendly fire. As one critic for Slate France put it, en français, “I haven’t seen that much vomit since Jackass 3D.” The BBC’s review wondered if Triangle of Sadness might be “the most disgusting film of 2022”—this in the same week as the debut of a …

Cannes 2022: Triangle of Sadness is a frontal attack on the super-rich
2 years, 6 months ago

Cannes 2022: Triangle of Sadness is a frontal attack on the super-rich

Hindustan Times  

Swedish director Ruben Ostlund arrived at the Cannes Film Festival with his controversial shocker, Triangle of Sadness. “I’m guy who just thinks its abominable when a super power with all this military might with no provocation attacks, unprovoked, a country that is Ukraine.” He added very firmly that he would be in Ostlund's next work.“He’s going to play a captain …

Triangle of Sadness review: The most disgusting film of 2022?
2 years, 7 months ago

Triangle of Sadness review: The most disgusting film of 2022?

BBC  

Triangle of Sadness review: The most disgusting film of 2022? Platform After winning Cannes' top prize for The Square, director Ruben Östlund is back with a cruise liner comedy that's an excruciating, vomit-filled 'assault on the super-rich', writes Nicholas Barber. Five years on he returns to Cannes with another satire, Triangle of Sadness, and it's even better – a frontal …

‘Triangle of Sadness': Biting social satire delights Cannes
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Triangle of Sadness': Biting social satire delights Cannes

Associated Press  

CANNES, France — Fashion models, Instagram influencers and Russian oligarchs collide on a yacht — and some very extreme sickness ensues — in Ruben Östlund’s “Triangle of Sadness,” a social satire that had viewers at the Cannes Film Festival in hysterics. Östlund has already found an international audience for movies that take an uproarious, uncomfortable aim at money, masculinity and …

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