This week we meet Swedish film director Ruben Östlund. His new movie *Triangle of Sadness *won the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize, the Palm D’Or, and is one of the most talked-about releases of the year. It seems like an ‘eat the rich’ story, but Ruben disagrees. He says it’s a critique not just of the wealthy, but of all of us. Then, we take a tour of first-class airplane food. After losing nearly $200 billion during the pandemic, airlines are pouring money into high-end meals. Journalist Kitty Drake did a taste test, and came away with bigger questions around what we look for from luxury.
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Links and mentions from the episode:
– Triangle of Sadness is out now in all US and UK theatres
– The FT’s review of Triangle of Sadness: https://on.ft.com/3FHKlkw)
– Arts editor Jan Dalley wrote about rich-bashing, featuring Triangle of Sadness: https://on.ft.com/3fyXTUK)
– Kitty’s article on plane food: ‘The airline industry is in trouble. Is bottomless caviar the
answer?’ https://on.ft.com/3DCkc3M)
– Kitty is on Twitter @kitty__drake).
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