The Square (2017)

The Square: Directed by Ruben Östlund. With Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West, Terry Notary. 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.

“You have to be astonished that this one collected a Palme. Not least, it evidently lies in the shadow of Haneke, winner of two recent Palmes for much better movies. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe satire on the art world, the rattling of the bourgeoisie, both seem too overdrawn to be effective. Sketches go on too long, as when the museum director videos his apology, or the ape-man detonates the society party. Cutaways that donu0026#39;t happen, or do but are merely irritating, seem like unsuccessful adaptions of Hanekeu0026#39;s grating style. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA few folks left my screening up around the 90 minute mark, their patience evidently worn thin. Theyu0026#39;d seen the best of it, like the directoru0026#39;s fling with the journo. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNow, if you really want to see someone stick it right up the bourgeoisie, you canu0026#39;t go past Hanekeu0026#39;s mordant misbehaviour in Bennyu0026#39;s Video (1992).”