2017 · drama · comedy
The Square
Directed by Ruben Östlund2h 31m2017
A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit.
Our read: The Square (2017) reads as a sombre, measured, inventive drama · comedy entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / comedy, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- sombre
- measured
- inventive
- cold
- intimate
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“You want biting art-world satire that leaves you arguing about decency and privilege.”
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