(d. Ruben Östlund, Sweden, 2017, 2h 31m, Rated R) 

 A new art installation at a Swedish museum is a cobblestone square described as a “sanctuary of trust and caring.  Within it we all share equal rights and obligations.”   THE SQUARE is a series of vignettes — ranging from hilarious to terrifying — related to questions raised by that concept, one of them being:  What does it take to make people care?

It’s a long film that doesn’t feel long and is never boring.  The acting is brilliant, the cinematography is gorgeous, and there is so much to wonder about, gasp at, laugh with, listen to and hold your breath for.   High wire cinema!