‘Triangle of Sadness’ Director Ruben Ostlund Wants His Next Film to Create the ‘Biggest Walkout in the History of Cannes’
variety.comJenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor Ruben Östlund has no trouble being “harsh” to his audience. The Swedish filmmaker behind wonderfully discomforting movies like “Force Majuere” and “The Square” is also making crowds squirm with his latest film, “Triangle of Sadness.” Set on a luxury yacht where the 1% enjoy their privilege — until a shipwreck finds the rich relying on a toilet maid named Abigail (played by BAFTA nominee Dolly de Leon), —“Triangle of Sadness” won the Palme d’Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, repeating the honor Östlund received for “The Square” in 2017.
And now the film is nominated for three Academy Awards, including picture, director and original screenplay. The accolades come in spite – or maybe because — of its dark and satirical take on gender roles and class warfare.
Then there’s that vomit scene, which has to be the longest in cinema history. “I actually wrote in the script that I’m going to go 10 steps forward than the audience expects me to go,” Östlund revealed in this week’s Variety Awards Circuit podcast.
Listen below! In a wide-ranging conversation, Östlund discusses the ending of the film, which has been the subject of much debate since its premiere.
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