The Square (2017)

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Won the Palme d'Or.
http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/films/the-square
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/c ... or-1007577

Directed by Ruben Östlund (Force Majeure, Play, De ofrivilliga) and starring Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West, Claes Bang among others.

Christian is the respected curator of a contemporary art museum, a divorced but devoted father of two who drives an electric car and supports good causes. His next show is “The Square”, an installation which invites passersby to altruism, reminding them of their role as responsible fellow human beings. But sometimes, it is difficult to live up to your own ideals: Christian’s foolish response to the theft of his phone drags him into shameful situations. Meanwhile, the museum's PR agency has created an unexpected campaign for ”The Square”. The response is overblown and sends Christian, as well as the museum, into an existential crisis.




The Square Is a Fantastically Uncomfortable Art-World Farce
http://www.vulture.com/2017/05/cannes-t ... farce.html
Ruben Östlund turns art world satire into performance-art cinema
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/m ... annes-2017
Anxious laughs and honest gasps from director of Force Majeure
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/squa ... r-offorce/

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I like Force Majeure and Dominic West, so count me in.

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first the circle, then the square

what is it with geometric films

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Titles up for grabs

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force majeure was soooo good, in

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Force was great. Cinematography especially from what I remember. Looking forward to this.

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holy shit


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Do I need to rewatch The Circle (2017) before watching this?
I'll see myself out now.

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most anticipated this year fo sho, force majeure is god tier

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