Cinema Wednesdays - Loris S. Musumeci
«Why is it so hard to admit that power is attractive?»
Christian is the fifty-something hunk. Rich, chic, adored, well-heeled and wonderfully bobo. His job suits him, as curator of Stockholm's Museum of Contemporary Art. He and his equally trendy and self-righteous team are preparing to welcome a social work by an Argentinian artist: «The Square». The room is in fact nothing more than a square bounded by a string of lights, which reads: «A sanctuary of trust and altruism. All are equal in rights and duties.»
Ironically, Christian's robbery coincides with the preparation of the exhibition. In a scene where a woman comes running to him, screaming for help as a man tries to kill her, the curator, believing himself to be a hero, proudly protects her after a moment's fearful hesitation. Moments later, he realizes what a grotesque trap he's walked into. His cell phone, wallet and cufflinks are gone. What coherence of life must he now apply between his square of altruism and the violent threatening letter he sends to the tenants of a suburban building, where his phone is located by Apple Assistance?
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