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The Warwick Valley Community Center presents 'The Square," nominated for best-foreign language Oscar, on Feb. 3

| 30 Jan 2018 | 05:58
    On Saturday night, Feb. 3, the Warwick Valley Community Center will show "The Square," which has been nominated for a best foreign-language Oscar. It's a potent, disturbing work that explores the boundaries of political correctness, artistic liberty and free speech in provocative ways and should receive significant exposure internationally, the Hollywood Reporter concluded.
    On Saturday night, Feb. 3, the Warwick Valley Community Center will show "The Square," which has been nominated for a best foreign-language Oscar. It's a potent, disturbing work that explores the boundaries of political correctness, artistic liberty and free speech in provocative ways and should receive significant exposure internationally, the Hollywood Reporter concluded.

WARWICK — On Saturday night, Feb. 3, the Warwick Valley Community Center will show "The Square," which has been nominated for a best foreign-language Oscar.
• Doors open at 7:30 p.m., the film starts at 8 p.m. Donation: $5.
• The film, 142 minutes long, is rated R for language, some strong sexual content and brief violence.
According to a summary in the Hollywood Reporter, the film focuses on Christian, the respected curator of a contemporary art museum, a divorced but devoted father of two who drives an electric car and supports good causes. His next show is "The Square," an installation which invites passersby to altruism, reminding them of their role as responsible fellow human beings. But sometimes, it is difficult to live up to your own ideals: Christian's foolish response to the theft of his phone drags him into shameful situations. Meanwhile, the museum's PR agency has created an unexpected campaign for "The Square." The response is overblown and sends Christian, as well as the museum, into an existential crisis.
It's a potent, disturbing work that explores the boundaries of political correctness, artistic liberty and free speech in provocative ways and should receive significant exposure internationally, the Hollywood Reporter concluded.