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Triangle of Sadness
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Wikipedia article
'Triangle of Sadness' is a 2022 satirical dark comedy film written and directed by Ruben stlund, and marks his English-language feature film debut. It stars Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean (in her final film role), Dolly de Leon, Zlatko Buri, Henrik Dorsin, Vicki Berlin and Woody Harrelson. The film follows a fashion model celebrity couple who are invited to join a luxury cruise for the ultra-rich, when things begin to go wrong. It is the last film that Charlbi Dean starred, following her death in August 2022.
'Triangle of Sadness' premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival in May 2022, where it received an eight-minute standing ovation and won the Palme d'Or. It is scheduled to be released in France on September 28, 2022, in the United States and Sweden on October 7, in Germany on October 13 and in the United Kingdom on October 28. The film has received generally positive reviews.
Premise
Models Carl (Harris Dickinson) and Yaya (Charlbi Dean) navigate the turbulent seas of high fashion as they deal with the reality and boundaries of their relationship. Invited aboard a superyacht for a luxury break, they find themselves in the company of a Russian oligarch, a British arms dealer and a coterie of nefarious characters, all under the command of a Marx-quoting and American captain (Woody Harrelson).
Initially resembling an influencers Insta-dream, life aboard the ship turns choppy as a storm nears. Tempers are frayed and constitutions are tested, even before the captain decides to entertain his guests with a richly extravagant meal. As chaos descends, the balance of power shifts and the order of things is reversed, setting the scene for a new kind of class conflict.
Cast
* Harris Dickinson as Carl
* Charlbi Dean as Yaya
* Dolly de Leon as Abigail
* Zlatko Buri as Dimitry
* Woody Harrelson as Captain Thomas Smith
* Iris Berben as Therese
* Vicki Berlin as Paula
* Henrik Dorsin as Jorma Bjrkman
* Jean-Christophe Folly as Nelson
* Amanda Walker as Clementine
* Oliver Ford Davies as Winston
* Sunnyi Melles as Vera
Production
The project was first announced by director Ruben stlund in June 2017, after his film 'The Square' won the Palme d'Or at the 70th Cannes Film Festival the previous month. He said the film was to be called 'Triangle of Sadness', a "wild" satire set against the world of fashion and the uber-rich, with "appearance as capital" and "beauty as currency" as the underlying themes. According to the filmmaker, the title makes reference to a term used by plastic surgeons to describe the worry wrinkle that occurs between the eyebrows, which can be fixed with Botox in 15 minutes.
Research for some parts of the script took place in May 2018. Casting lasted from August to November 2018 in the cities of Berlin, Paris, London, New York, Los Angeles and Gothenburg, and continued in Moscow in March 2019. Location scouting began in January 2019 and lasted intermittently until October 2019. From November 2019 to the first half of February 2020, stlund fine-tuned the last details of pre-production of the film.
On February 2020, it was reported that 'Triangle of Sadness' would begin principal photography on 19 February in Sweden and Greece, marking the beginning of a 70-day shoot. The cast would feature Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean and Woody Harrelson. About 120 actors were considered for the role that Dickinson landed. On 26 March, production of the film was forced to pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic with about 37% of shooting completed. On 27 June, production resumed in Sweden after a three-month break, allowing Harrelson to finish shooting his scenes, but was forced to stop once again on 3 July.
On 18 September, production resumed on location on Hiliadou Beach, Greece, for the last 38 days, which were broken down in eight weeks. 'Triangle of Sadness' wrapped production on 13 November, resulting in a 73-day shoot. stlund mentioned that the production carried out 1,061 COVID-19 tests throughout filming and all were negative. Filming also took place on other Greek islands, on the stages of Film i Vast in Trollhttan, Sweden, and in the Mediterranean Sea on the 'Christina O', the yacht formerly owned by Aristotle Onassis and Jackie Kennedy.
Editing started during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, with only the initial 37% of the completed shot footage. Post-production lasted for 22 months.
According to the actors, stlund took, on average, as many as 23 takes for each scene.
Release
'Triangle of Sadness' had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2022, and on 28 May, it won the Palme d'Or. It is part of the official selections of the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, where it held its North American premiere on 8 September, the Adelaide Film Festival (1930 October) in South Australia, and the 2022 New York Film Festival (20 September 16 October).
Neon acquired North American distribution rights to the film for a price of $8 million, winning a bidding war against A24, Searchlight Pictures/Hulu, Focus Features and Sony Pictures Classics. The film is scheduled to be released in France on 28 September 2022, in the United States and Sweden on 7 October, in Germany on 13 October and in the United Kingdom on 28 October.
Due to supporting actress Dolly de Leon's newfound fame in the Philippines, TBA Studios acquired exclusive Philippine distribution rights to the film.
Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 71% of 41 reviews are positive for the film, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The site's consensus reads, "'Triangle of Sadness' lacks the sharp edges of stlund's earlier work, but this blackly humorous swipe at the obscenely affluent has its own rewards". On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".Accolades
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