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Ruben Östlund is a filmmaker who is keenly interested in the strangeness of human beings. His last two films, Force Majeure and The Square, were also about humans behaving badly. With Triangle Of Sadness, he makes his English-language debut with a dark satire that places two models, Carl and Yaya, far and away from their comfort zone. (Also read: Cannes 2022: 'Most disgusting movie of the year' Triangle of Sadness is a frontal attack on the super-rich) The film is divided into three chapters and opens by introducing…

By Lindsey Bahr | Associated Press The question of worth flows through Ruben Östlund’s ” Triangle of Sadness,” a handsomely grotesque satire about the guests and workers aboard a luxury yacht. The ideas might not be new, and the targets might be easy, but the Swedish filmmaker who has made a cottage industry out of picking at social scabs in films like “Force Majeure” and “The Square” has once again made something exceedingly uncomfortable and undeniably entertaining. Besides, from “Succession” to “The White Lotus,” it’s…

Ruben Östlund’s social satire Triangle of Sadness has won the Palme d’Or at the 75th Cannes film festival, handing the Swedish director one of cinema’s most prestigious prizes for the second time.Earlier, the Korean star Song Kang-ho won best actor for his performance in Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s film Broker, about a Korean family seeking a home for an abandoned baby.“I’d like to thank all those who appreciate Korean cinema,” said Song, who also starred in Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, which won the Palme d’Or…