Triangle of Sadness (2022)
by Ruben Östlund
Triangle of Sadness, winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2022, is a journey that begins amid fashion castings, stylish runways, Instagram-ready smiles, and lavish dinners — and which, from the luxurious lounge of a yacht, soon turns into a grotesque and nauseating drift.
The shipwreck leads the protagonists to a deserted island where every social hierarchy is overturned,
exposing all the fragilities of today’s capitalist system and its contemporary myths.
The film’s title is a declaration of intent.
The “triangle of sadness” refers to the small wrinkle that forms between the eyebrows and which,
as cosmetic surgery reminds us…
can easily be erased with a botox injection.