FILM INDEPENDENT @ THE WALLIS PRESENTS
LIVE READ: TRIANGLE OF SADNESS
Film
Feb 27, 2023
7:30 PM
Ruben Östlund
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Film Independent @ The Wallis invites you to the first Live Read of 2023, with Triangle of Sadness, directed by who else? Ruben Östlund. In Film Independent Live Read tradition, the film will be read by a brand-new, star-studded cast, but Östlund will maintain his position at the wheel. Inflate your lifejackets and fill your champagne flutes for what is sure to be an uproarious spectacle. NEON’s Triangle of Sadness demonstrates director Ruben Östlund doing what he does best: skewering the rich. In this ensemble social satire, celebrity model couple, Carl and Yaya, are invited on an all-expenses-paid luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged boat captain and featuring a cast of characters above and below deck. But what first appeared instagrammable ends catastrophically, as Östlund’s cinematic sensation motors us through a cacophony of riches to an unforgettable frenzy in which a gaggle of bejeweled, botoxed women puke their guts out while the ship captain quotes Eugene Debs. Ultimately, Östlund suggests that even amongst each other, the uber-wealthy are desperate to conceal their insecurities behind capitalism’s great identifier: the brand.
But Östlund has a fate far worse than accidental food poisoning in mind for them. The cruel seas and a series of madcap mishaps culminate in a shipwreck, leaving a motley crew of survivors stranded on a desert island and fighting for survival, while the tables of power have turned. To no one’s surprise, the crew, particularly housekeeper Abigail, is better equipped for survival in the wild than the spoiled billionaires. It’s Lord of the Flies for these pampered misfits, with plenty of surprises in store before Östlund is done with them.
NEON’s Triangle of Sadness is Oscar-nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.
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$20 for Wallis Subscribers and Film Independent Members
$35 for General Public
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