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ÖSTLUND'S YOUTUBE PLAYLIST
BATTLE AT KRUGER
an inspiration for the opening shot of PLAY (the mall)
THE 'TAXI DRIVER' INTERVIEW
Östlund's favorite video illustrating the fear of loosing face
KID SHREDS ON ACCORDION
used in the sound track of FORCE MAJEURE
THE 'WORST' MAN CRY EVER
an inspiration for Tomas' break down in FORCE MAJEURE
IDIOT SPANISH BUS DRIVER ALMOST KILLS STUDENTS
spoiler alert! Östlund admits "I ripped that [video] off completely" for the ending of FORCE MAJEURE
FORCE MAJEURE (Turist, 2014)
An avalanche in the French Alps sends a father scurrying for his life, leaving behind his panicked wife and children, in Östlund’s examination of the conflict between social role and survival instinct.
PLAY (2011)
Unabashedly impolite, Östlund’s record of racially charged harassment and societal paralysis offers food for thought and fuel for fury.
INCIDENT BY A BANK (Händelse vid bank, 2009)
Based on an actual account of a bank robbery witnessed by two bystanders across the street, Östlund’s concise study of surveillance may remind some viewers of Michael Haneke’s Caché.
INVOLUNTARY (De ofrivilliga, 2008)
Described by Östlund as “a tragic comedy or a comic tragedy,” the director’s second feature draws uneasy laughter through five examinations of bourgeois group dynamics.
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SCENE NUMBER 6882 (Scen nr: 6882 ur mitt liv, 2005)
A young man has second thoughts about his boast to jump from a bridge in this penetrating critique of peer pressure and the fragile male psyche.
GITARRMONGOT (2004)
Östlund’s mostly nonprofessional cast brings a documentary quality to this compassionate, humorous portrait of outsiders and nonconformists, focusing in particular on the titular musician, a young man facing dire obstacles in life.
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