Ruben Östlund, the Oscar-nominated director whose newest movie “Triangle of Unhappiness” gained final yr’s Palme d’Or at Cannes, can be again on the French pageant to preside over the jury of its 76th version.
Östlund is a Cannes common, having gained the pageant’s prime prize twice, for “Triangle of Unhappiness” in 2022 and for “The Sq.” in 2017. Earlier than that, he introduced two movies at Un Sure Regard, together with “Pressure Majeure,” which gained the Jury Prize.
“I’m joyful, proud and humbled to be trusted with the respect of jury president for this yr’s competitors on the Pageant de Cannes,” mentioned Östlund, who would be the first Swede to move the jury in 50 years, following the footsteps of Ingrid Bergman. “Nowhere within the movie world is the anticipation as robust as when the curtain rises on the movies in competitors on the pageant.”
“It’s a privilege to be a part of it, along with the Cannes viewers of connoisseurs. I’m honest after I say that cinema tradition is in its most vital interval ever,” Östlund continued. A fervent supporter of moviegoing, the helmer mentioned “cinema has a novel side” and makes us mirror in a totally different approach than once we devour media on particular person screens. When “Triangle of Unhappiness” performed on the Goteborg Movie Pageant, Östlund directed the viewers contained in the theater to boost their interactive expertise.
The Swedish helmer mentioned he “will remind [his] colleagues within the jury about the social perform of the cinema.” He would be the third filmmaker with two Palme d’Or awards to preside over the jury, following Francis Ford Coppola and Emir Kusturica.
Östlund is nominated for 2 Oscars with “Triangle of Unhappiness,” for greatest unique screenplay and director. The film is a wild satire set on a cruise for the tremendous wealthy that will get rocked by a storm, which reshuffles passengers’ roles and social courses. The film stars the late South African actor Charlbi Dean, Harris Dickinson, Dolly De Leon and Woody Harrelson.
“By inviting Ruben Östlund to preside over the Jury, the Pageant de Cannes needs to pay a tribute to movies which are uncompromising and forthright and which always demand that viewers problem themselves and that artwork proceed to invent itself,” mentioned the pageant within the assertion.
