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After a successful awards season, Triangle of Sadness is one of several films being added to The Criterion Collection this month.
Directed by the irreverent Swedish satirist Ruben stlund, the film follows two supermodels on a doomed luxury cruise that leaves the pair stranded on a deserted island along with some of their fellow passengers and a Marxist captain. The film was last years Palme dOr winner and went on to receive nods for best picture, best director and best original screenplay at the 2023 Oscars.
The thing about stlund is that he makes you laugh, but he also makes you think, Variety film critic Peter DeBruge wrote in his review. Theres a meticulous precision to the way he constructs, blocks and executes scenes a kind of agonizing unease, amplified by awkward silences or an unwelcome fly buzzing between characters struggling to communicate.
The film is available to stream on Hulu but its Criterion release comes with a director-approved 4K digital master of the film and supplemental videos. Special featurettes include a new interview with stlund and filmmaker and actor Johan Jonason and two behind-the-scenes films about the movies special effects and the most challenging day on set.
Also being added to The Criterion Collection this month are Steve McQueens Small Axe, an anthology of five films: Mangrove, Lovers Rock, Red, White and Blue, Alex Wheatle and Education, that originally aired on BBC One in 2020. Each of the films tells distinct stories about West Indian immigrants in London from the 1960s to 80s. All five films are available to stream on Prime Video, but the remastered Criterion release includes conversations between McQueen andPaul Gilroy, a documentary about the 1981 New Cross house fire, audio conversations with McQueen,Dennis Bovell, andMike Dof the Beastie Boys, and an essay by film programmer and criticAshley Clark.
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Triangle of Sadness (Criterion Collection)
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Small Axe
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