‘Triangle Of Sadness’ Director Ruben Östlund Remembers Charlbi Dean And Reveals The Seeds Of His Social Satire – Contenders Film: The Nominees
deadline.comMaking eat-the-rich comedy Triangle of Sadness, with a gross-out scene that rivals Farrelly Brothers movies, was simple for Swedish director Ruben Östlund. “I wanted to create a roller-coaster ride for adults,” he said during a panel for the Neon movie during a panel at Deadline’s Contenders Film: The Nominees.
The film follows an influencer fashion couple (played by Harris Dickinson and the late Charlbi Dean) who board the wrong the yacht of rich people.
The ship’s fate is worse than that of those from Gilligan’s Island, with a drunk Marxist captain losing sway of the boat which crashes onto a deserted island.
There on that isolation off at sea, the lesser of the crew becomes more senior in status in a swap between the rich and poor. RELATED: Contenders Film: The Nominees – Deadline’s Full Coverage The movie in its world premiere at Cannes last May left the Palais in rare stitches for its mid-scene, which has Woody Harrelson’s captain spouting Marxist philosophy with a Russian oligarch over a loudspeaker and the entire inhabitants of the yacht defecates and vomits.
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