Saltburn star Barry Keoghan opened up about the infamous graveyard scene in Saltburn that has had a lot of people conflicted on social media regarding the true meaning behind the phrase “laid to rest.” Since the Emerald Fennell film was released on Prime Video, online discourse has raged on about several titillating and twisted moments regarding Keoghan’s character, Oliver.
One of the scenes that has viewers stunned is a moment that involves Oliver as he is overwhelmed by grief and lust as he decides to pleasure himself with some grave soil.
In the scene, his love interest Felix (played by Jacob Elordi) has just been laid to rest, and Oliver cries at the grave before unbuttoning his trousers to relieve himself of the pent-up sexual tension he’s been holding on to.
Speaking on the red carpet at the Golden Globes on Sunday, Keoghan revealed to Deadline that the scandalous scene was improvised. “I wanted to see what Oliver would do next.
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