Film review: Triangle of Sadness makes for delicious schadenfreude

Triangle of Sadness bears a strong resemblance to The Admirable Crichton (1968), although here the satire on wealth, power and social status is considerably more biting

Triangle of Sadness is written and directed by Ruben Östlund.

★★★★☆

Triangle of Sadness (15A) opens with models Carl (Harris Dickinson) and Yaya (Charlbi Dean) arguing over who should pay an expensive restaurant bill. Soon their bickering is forgotten, however, when, as freeloading influencers, they embark on a Med cruise in the company of the super-rich — Russian oligarchs, arms dealers, etc. — on a yacht skippered by a Marx-quoting alcoholic (Woody Harrelson).