Ruben Östlund on Triangle of Sadness and why he wanted to look at 'beauty as a currency'

Few filmmakers can eviscerate social norms like Ruben Östlund. In his latest Palme d’Or-winning film, Triangle of Sadness, he brings his sharpest tool yet for the job. The Swedish director sat down with Q’s Tom Power at the Toronto International Film Festival to discuss the film, his fascination with social hierarchies and the economic value of beauty.




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[jonatanayala_]

Wow, Ruben has it clear! He knows why artist make art. Last minutes are gold

[SpaceDaizie]

EXTREMELY excited to watch this guy’s next movie after seeing Triangle of Sadness - definitely going to do a watch party with my friends 🥰 Thank you for such a great interview!

[Lorelei]

Using male
Models as a metaphor for transactional relationships is genius. He clearly knows the environment

[SadeWatkins]

Ruben is completely refreshing and I actually enjoyed him giving the spoiler for his next movie.

It actually intrigued me to keep a mental note of when it comes out to watch.

Looking forward to seeing more of his work &
May God Bless him and his family.

[ricoricky]

I loved The Square! Can't wait to watch this one!

[MegaThepostman]

I liked this movie, but “Force Majeure/Turist” is my favorite 🎬😍

[mottahead]

Great movie : this one pulls no punches.

[nedarezapour]

The great think about Capitalism is as long as they think they can sell it they support idea😂😂NICE

[deiggo]

"That's the great thing with capitalism, as long as you can sell it, they will support any ideology."

[deiggo]

i liked the video just because of the video title

[lensflaredave]

So, did Ruben get that from The Neon Demon (2016)? - "True beauty is the highest currency we have."

[ilinasingh]

I hope he considers how now people just bring their own devices with downloaded entertainment on it

[SebastianGarcia-drmw]

The interviewer has a poker face cause he can't really understand Ruben, it's so funny poor guy.

[eova]

He considers himself as someone from "the rich part of the world", yet he won't pick up the bill... damn, Ruben...

[juntillaman]

A tree is known by its fruit.
What drives you?

[jonnil]

What are the good things we can learn from capitalism?

[dianehong]

I enjoyed the movie but the portrayal of the ultra wealthy is totally wrong and off the mark. I live in close proximity to very wealthy folks and I don’t recognize these people in the movie. The ultra rich are extremely guarded, reserved, inaccassible, and opaque. They would never go around talking about their wealth with strangers. They also don’t chat with people who serve them. They charter private yachts with their friends and family. This is totally unbelievable. It’s cartoonish. The real powerful rich are also extremely non extravagant in style. They see themselves as normal, even they are not. Hierarchy needs to be understood. The rich world is inpenetrable and much much darker.

[civy]

If you don't like the movie and you happened to be a women, most likely is you are unwilling to admitt that girls can be very manipulated as the showcase in first chapter in the movie💀💀😹

[shakeatailfeather-ns]

a truly boring movie, so disappointed