The trailer for Ruben Ostlund’s “Triangle of Sadness” has been released. The poster is also available, and it is as shocking as the film itself.
I’m not sure where the Oscar conversation for this one is coming from. Having seen the film, I don’t think it stands a big chance at getting Best Picture nominated. Of course, that doesn’t detract anything about It’s quality — which is top-tier.
In “Triangle of Sadness,” Ostlund again tackles gender and socio-political games. Briefly, it’s about a group of a dozen or so millionaires who decide to spend their vacation on a cruise yacht. The smiles are fake, and the privilege through the roof.
The Palme d’Or winner, reviewed here, clocks in at 142 minutes. Overlong and episodic, there’s a real richness to the satire, so much so that this will bug the hell out of the prudes out there. They will feel this sense of uncomfortable watching Ostlund’s film, and deservedly so. It’s also the comedy of the year. I haven’t laughed this hard in years.
The film currently has a 66 on Metacritic and is 71% on Rotten Tomatoes. Not the best scores, but I expect the reviews to be better when it finally gets released in North American theaters on October 7.