2017 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 4: Ruben Ostlund Tumbles Up the Stairs with The Square

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He received an earlier screening late last night and has been consider the buzz title (mostly for better) and mentioned in the same breathe as his Un Certain Regard Grand Jury prize winning Force Majeure in 2014. Having previously shown Play (Director’s Fortnight) and Involuntary (2008) it would have indeed been an off year if The Square was not the last minute invite. This synopsis doesn’t do it justice, but The Square tells the story of a manager of the museum (brilliantly played by Claes Bang) who is responsible for an exhibition space that houses a new installation which provides people with a symbolic space.

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Eric Lavallée
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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society), FIPRESCI and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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