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| Directed by | Ruben Östlund |
| Screenplay by | Ruben Östlund |
| Produced by | Erik Hemmendorff |
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| Cinematography | Fredrik Wenzel |
| Edited by | Jacob Secher Schulsinger |
| Production company | Plattform Produktion |
| Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures |
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| Running time | 142 minutes |
| Countries | Sweden Germany France Denmark |
| Languages | Swedish English |
The Square is a 2017 Swedish drama film directed by Ruben Östlund. It has been selected to compete for the Palme D'or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
The film tells about a manager of the museum who is responsible for an exhibition space that houses a new installation which provides people with a symbolic space. He hires a PR firm to create buzz around the installation, but the publicity produces a public racket.
Cast
- Claes Bang as Christian
- Dominic West as Gijoni
- Christopher Læssø as Michael
- Elisabeth Moss as Anne
- Terry Notary as Oleg
Production
Filming took place from June to October 2016 in Gothenburg, Stockholm and Berlin.
Reception
Variety's Owen Gleiberman wrote from Cannes: "Östlund offers a suavely merciless take-down of the decadence of the contemporary art world, whether it's Christian, in an interview with Anne (Elisabeth Moss), an American TV journalist, stumbling to defend the postmodern gobbledygook in one of his catalogues, or the simple sight of an exhibit that consists of cone-shaped piles of rubble, with a sign in white neon that says 'You have nothing.' The movie's dark joke is that the museum, by necessity, is really about money (the donations necessary to mount the art; the money the art will fetch on the open market), so whatever the 'message' pretends to be, it's actually: Here's a posh contrivance that has nothing to do with your life." Gleiberman further wrote: "Östlund, at his best, is a heady and enthralling filmmaker, but unfortunately, he has so much on his mind that he is also, at his weakest, a shapeless and didactic one. The Square is more outrageous but less effective than Force Majeure."
References
- THE SQUARE. STATUS: PRODUCTION
- Steve Pond (27 April 2017). "Cannes Film Festival Adds Roman Polanski Film to Lineup". The Wrap. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- Elisabeth Moss’ Drama ‘The Square’ Bought by Magnolia
- "Ruben Östlund avslöjar rollistan i nya filmen The Square" (in Swedish). Film Väst. 2016-05-16. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- Rehlin, Gunnar (2016-07-06). "Ruben Östlund siktar på en guldpalm". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ^ Gleiberman, Owen (2017-05-19). "Cannes Film Review: 'The Square'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
External links
| Films directed by Ruben Östlund | |
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