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Dec 21, 2017 · Ruben Östlund is the director of the acclaimed films Force Majeure and The Square, the latter of which won the Palme d’Or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.
- The Great Beauty
Ruben Östlund’s Top 10 Ruben Östlund is the director of the...
- Barry Lyndon
Stanley Kubrick bent the conventions of the historical drama...
- Code Unknown
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- The Great Beauty
- 6 The Guitar Mongoloid
- 5 Involuntary
- 4 Play
- 3 Force Majeure
- 2 Triangle of Sadness
- 1 The Square
Ruben Östlund’s filmmaking debut acted as an appetizer on a Swedish-Eurocentric menu of show-stopping entrées. The Guitar Mongoloid comprises an assembly of non-actors, who essentially play themselves. Set in the fictional city of Joteborg, the Swedish director’s introductory feature follows the stories of dysfunctional members of society, living o...
This 2008 comic tragedy draws upon several narrative strands, that double up as a collection of parallel stories. Der Ofrivilliga, known simply asInvoluntaryby us non-Swedish-speaking mortals, explores themes of decisiveness. In an anthology of unrelated tales, the film examines the importance of knowing when to put one’s foot down, and when to say...
2011’s Play was hit with a tirade of political and critical backlash upon its release, with many claiming that it was racist, or at the very least, not politically correct. However, other interpretations point toward it being merely a social commentary on class, and the oppressed having an equal opportunity to become the oppressor. Related: These W...
It was through 2014’sForce Majeure that Östlund’s credentials as a director of the highest caliber were recognized internationally. This dark comedy drama, one of the most honest movies about marriage, partly challenges the societal expectation of a father as the breadwinner and protector of his middle-class family, but also hurls acidic critiques ...
Östlund was in receipt of his second Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for his dark comedy flick, 2022's Triangle of Sadness, an impressive feat only a prestigious few have managed. The film is an uproarious commentary on social dimensions, surveying the landscape of the mega-rich and super-elite, making light of the preposterous nature of wea...
The Square really is a work of art, both literally in its subject-matter, and cinematically. The film won the Swedish artiste his maiden Palme d’Or at Cannes, with a picture that has middle-class altruism at its very core. One of the best movies that premiered at Cannesconcerns Christian (Claes Bang), an art curator at a globally respected Swedish ...
Oct 28, 2022 · Triangle of Sadness (2022) The director’s latest movie surprised audiences and critics in 2022 by winning the Palme d’Or in a competitive year that included the accomplished likes of Close, Tori and Lokita and Decision to Leave.
Mar 4, 2023 · Still, the director behind the art world satire The Square and the Oscar-nominated jab at the super-rich, Triangle of Sadness, keeps a keen eye on cinema history, naming the ten greatest movies of all time for BFI’s decennial Sight and Sound poll.
Östlund gained international acclaim with films like Force Majeure (2014) and The Square (2017), which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He has also received three Academy Award nominations. Which of Ruben Östlund's films do you consider the best? Discuss the poll here.
May 24, 2023 · Having been announced as the president of the Cannes 2023 Festival jury, here are Ruben Östlund's best movies to (re)watch.
Ruben Östlund (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrʉːbɛn ˈœstlɵnd]) (born 13 April 1974) is a Swedish filmmaker best known for his black comedic and satirical films Force Majeure (2014), The Square (2017) and Triangle of Sadness (2022).
