The Square
dramacomedysatire
152
Stimulating
Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
42
Educational Value/50
33
Craft & Quality/50
39
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
2017 Palme d'Or winner. Ruben Östlund's satire of a contemporary art museum curator whose life spirals after a PR stunt.
High cognitive demands from the nested ironies and social commentary. Educational value about the art world and performative empathy. The dinner scene with the ape performance artist is one of cinema's most uncomfortable sequences.
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