Monday Cinema: Triangle of Sadness

In Ruben Östlund’s wickedly funny Palme d’Or winner, social hierarchy is turned upside down, revealing the tawdry relationship between power and beauty.

The director of festival favourites “The Square” and “Force Majeure” is a master of satire and in the absurd, iconoclastic riot “Triangle of Sadness” his mix of farcical comedy and searing indictment is more extreme than ever.

Celebrity model couple, Carl and Yaya, are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich because of their Insta-influencer status, rubbing shoulders with arms dealers and Russian oligarchs. The “carnival of excess” is made even more ridiculous as their boat captain, played hilariously by Woody Harrelson, is an unhinged alcoholic Marxist. And when disaster strikes dynamics shift and the crew finally get the upper hand.

Please note, this film has a scene of vomiting for an extended period of time.

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“… Triangle of Sadness is harrowing, consistently funny, and packed with surprises.” - Chicago Reader

“An absurd, iconoclastic riot…hilariously, breathlessly entertaining.” - Empire Magazine

“The thing about Östlund is that he makes you laugh, but he also makes you think.” - Variety

Director: Ruben Östlund / Cast: Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Woody Harrelson / Country: Sweden, France, UK, Germany, Turkey, Greece, US, Denmark, Switzerland, Mexico/ Length: 2hrs 27 mins / Language: English, Swedish, German, French, Greek, Tagalog / Genre: Comedy, Drama / Rating: PG

Watch the trailer at https://youtu.be/sWrS7f_nS9w.

Monday Cinema is presented by Trail and District Arts Council and screens at The Royal Theatre, 1597 Bay Avenue, Trail.

All films begin at 4:00 pm.

Tickets $12 at thebailey.ca or call the Box Office Monday to Friday from 12-4 pm.

Only 143 tickets available for this screening.

If tickets are available, they will go on sale at the venue 30 minutes before the screening. Cash only at the door. Doors will open 30 minutes prior to show time.

Upcoming films in the series are:

Rosie: February 6 – An orphaned Indigenous girl is forced to live with her reluctant, street-smart, francophone aunty and her two gender-bending best friends in 80's Montreal.

Living: February 13 - In 1950s London, a humorless civil servant decides to take time off work to experience life after receiving a grim diagnosis.

No Film February 20

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