Sarah Polley and Ruben Östlund on Juggling Acting Ensembles and Pushing Their Audiences

Women Talking writer-director Sarah Polley finds it pretty surprising that Triangle of Sadness writer-director Ruben Östlund openly talks to anyone who will listen about his next project. “Filmmakers can get so protective of their ideas,” says Polley. “I think it’s so interesting to watch a filmmaker go around talking about their idea in such a nascent stage.” Sure enough, at the start of their chat for Vanity Fair’s latest series, What Is Cinema?—which puts directors in conversation with each other about their craft—Östlund brings up The Entertainment System Is Down, his upcoming film about plane passengers who suddenly lose access… Read Full Article