"Trier took me on a wild ride through his film family and filmmaking philosophy and process, which includes "jazz takes." (More on that later.) With "Sentimental Value," two decades of digging into the human and artistic psyche has yielded his most universal film, which tracks generational trauma within a show business family. After winning the Grand Prix at Cannes and turning away eager passholders in Telluride, "Sentimental Value" has gone on to wow theater audiences in France and Norway,"
"That's partly because Trier successfully wooed Norway's Renate Reinsve to return to his ensemble to play Nora Borg, a revered stage actress, as well as Swedish star Stellan Skarsgård, who plays her father, Gustav, a once-successful auteur now in decline who tries to persuade his daughter to make a movie with him. He desperately wants to mend broken bridges, but she isn't having it, and he moves on to an American star (Elle Fanning), even though she's a bad fit for the role."
Joachim Trier co-wrote his sixth feature with long-time collaborator Eskil Vogt, both previously Oscar-nominated for Best Original Screenplay for Worst Person in the World, which also received a Best International Feature Film nomination. Sentimental Value won the Cannes Grand Prix and has earned warm critical and audience reception across festivals and theaters. The film examines generational trauma inside a show-business family, centering on Nora Borg, a revered stage actress, and her father Gustav, a once-successful auteur who seeks reconciliation by trying to cast her and then pursuing an ill-fitting American star. Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgård provide towering, awards-caliber performances.
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