Ensemble Presents: Exclusive preview screenings of Triangle of Sadness in Auckland (Tuesday February 28 at The Hollywood Avondale) and Wellington (Wednesday March 1 at Lighthouse Cuba). The Oscar-nominated film opens in Aotearoa on March 9.
These screenings are complimentary for Ensemble Members and their guest. Learn more about the fantastic perks of our Ensemble Membership program here.
Director Ruben Östlund’s Triangle of Sadness won the Palm d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival last year, has been nominated for three Academy Awards (including Best Picture) and is finally nearly ready for audiences to view in Aotearoa. We've been anticipating watching this dark satire since we first caught glimpse of the casting call scene, where male models switch between their ‘Balenciaga’ and ‘H&M’ faces.
Part black comedy, part fever dream, and ultimately a lesson in the true currency of beauty, when the roles of class are reversed and wealth is stripped away from influencers and billionaires. It’s a satisfying watch.
The film follows model power couple Carl (Harris Dickinson) and Yaya (Charlbi Dean) as they grapple with the bizarre realities of the fashion world while navigating their online and IRL relationship.
Things are off to an Instagrammable start for the couple when they board a superyacht loaded with super-rich guests and crew who go above above and beyond, catering to their VIPs every whim. But when a storm rolls in and hits everyone with sea sickness during a seven-course dinner hosted by the Marxist alcoholic captain (Woody Harrelson), hold on to your toilet seats as catastrophe ensues…
Without giving too much away, Carl and Yaya find themselves marooned on a desert island with a group of billionaires and one of the ship’s cleaners. Hierarchy is suddenly flipped upside down, and there is a clear new ‘captain’ with their own set of rules. The whole film hits deep, but here are a few scenes we couldn’t stop thinking about:
