Triangle of Sadness

 

Triangle of Sadness 2022

• Director: Ruben Östlund
• Seen by this director: Turist, Gitarrmongot
• Based on the book: no
• Cast: Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Vicki Berlin, Woody Harrelson
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Harris Dickinson – Where the Crawdads Sing, The Darkest Minds
• Woody Harrelson – Many
• Why? Östlund
• Seen: 13 March 2024 

       Carl (Dickinson) and Yaya (Dean), both fashion models and turbulent lovers, join a luxury cruise yacht and its superrich passengers.     

       It’s absurd, of course, it’s meant to be. And satirical, to be expected. The famous vomiting scene is…rather more realistic than the weak-stomached might wish.

       Some people hate Ruben Östlund’s films. Some love them. I’ve liked the ones I’ve seen. He has a sharp eye for social absurdities and human foibles and he knows how to package them in innovative films.

       It’s a yes from me.    

 4* of 5