Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3
Its director stated on the record that "i wanted to make it a Scandinavian movie, I really don't care if an actor is famous at all when I cast my films" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 9 of 100 3.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "I wanted to make it a Scandinavian movie. I really don't care if an actor is famous at all when I cast my films."Cineaste Magazine, Winter 2017 source ↗
- 2Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 3Content balanceAdvocacy 9 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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Age: 64 — leans mature
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A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit.
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Ruben Östlund (director) · Fredrik Wenzel (director)
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