"The Triangle of Sadness", the new film by Swedish director Ruben Ostlund, which won the Palme d'Or at the last Cannes Film Festival, has been chosen to open the 39th edition of the Jerusalem Film Festival.
"Triangle of Sadness", defined as a witty and ruthless class satire, is the first English-speaking film by the Swedish Ostlund.
At the center of the plot are a successful model and a slightly less successful model who go on a pleasure cruise, where most of the participants are proud and exalted millionaires from the people.
Things get complicated after the ship sinks and all the passengers find themselves stuck on a desert island.
American star Woody Harrelson plays the ship's drunken and Marxist captain.
Ostlund is one of the most prominent European directors of recent years, and his two previous films, "Force Majeure" and "The Square", aroused great interest, garnered praise and garnered quite a few awards ("The Square" was also honored with the Palme d'Or at Cannes, making Ostlund a friend In a very small group of directors who won the prestigious award twice).
Swedish director Ruben Ostlund with the Golden Palm Award at which he won the Cannes Film Festival for his film "The Triangle of Sadness", Photo: AFP
Roni Mehdov-Levin, director of the Jerusalem Film Festival, and Elad Smurzik, the festival's artistic director, said they were "proud to open the festival this year with 'Triangle of Sadness', one of the most beautiful, clever and funny films we have seen in a long time. Ruben Ostlund, producer The important and original cinema of our generation stunned viewers at the last Cannes Film Festival with a fresh and unusual film that manages to be both entertaining and subversive, conveying the spirit of the period we live in sharply and accurately, so we were not surprised when the jury decided to award it the Palme d'Or. We want to thank Lev Cinemas, the distributors of the film in Israel, and we are sure that the thousands of spectators in the Sultan's Pool will have an unforgettable experience. "
Woody Harrelson (left), director Ruben Ostlund and star of the film Charlie Dean at the Cannes Film Festival, Photo: Reuters
The Jerusalem International Film Festival will take place this year from July 21 to 31.
In the best tradition, the opening film will be screened in the Sultan's Pool, in the open air, with the participation of about 5,000 spectators and guests.
The full film program will be announced later.
Were we wrong?
Fixed!
If you found an error in the article, we'll be happy for you to share it with us