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The Square
Why this pick
Its immaculate upper-class world is punctured by social cruelty, public embarrassment and mordant humour, with a similarly cool, observational distance.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2017 1h 50m FRA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Caché
Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The film starts with clips secretly filmed with a smartphone by Eve Laurent, a teenager, showing her mother and overlaid with text messages from Eve saying that her mother is selfish and uncaring. The last clip shows Eve's mother unconscious and Eve admitting that she poisoned her with sedatives.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Isabelle Huppert
Anne Laurent
Mathieu Kassovitz
Thomas Laurent
Nabiha Akkari
Jamila
Jack Claudany
Bourgeois
Toby Jones
Lawrence Bradshaw
Dominique Besnehard
Le coiffeur
Fantine Harduin
Éve Laurent