The Square — U.S. Trailer

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added: Wed, Sep 6th '17

How would you define contemporary art?

Acclaimed Swedish filmmaker Ruben Ostlund (of "Force Majeure" fame) doesn't necessarily try to define it but rather presents the contemporary art world through the prism of a biting black comedy with his latest outing, "The Square."

Winner of the coveted Palme d'Or award at this year's Cannes Film Festival, "The Square" stars Swedish actor Claes Bang as a pseudo-intellectual, art museum curator who, on the day he promotes a new pretentious art exhibit that's part social experiment and part performance art, suffers through a series of awkward situations -- which includes sleeping with an American reporter whose name he quickly forgets (she's played by "Mad Men" and "The Handmaid's Tale" star Elisabeth Moss).

British actor Dominic West (The Wire) co-stars as a confused art patron, while motion-capture performer Terry Notary (best known for the " Planet of the Apes" reboot films) plays an odd performance artist who grunts and snarls like a menacing gorilla.

Acquired by Magnolia Pictures, "The Square" is scheduled to open in select U.S. theaters on October 27th. In the meantime, you can watch the newly released domestic trailer, above.