Cinecity 25: Sentimental Value
15 133 mins
15 133 mins
DIR: JOACHIM TRIER. WITH: RENATE REINSVE, STELLAN SKARSGÅRD, INGA IBSDOTTER LILLEAAS, ELLE FANNING, ANDERS DANIELSEN LIE. NORWAY, FRANCE, GERMANY, DENMARK 2025. 135 MINS. NORWEGIAN, ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
Stellan Skarsgård gives a bravura performance as an egotistical film director in a thoughtful family drama about the impact of inherited trauma.
Gustave has been estranged from his daughters Nora and Agnes for many years after divorcing their mother, who has recently died. He returns home in the hope of making peace, with a script based on his own childhood. When his initial plan to enlist Nora in his project is unsuccessful, Gustave looks elsewhere.
Sentimental Value scooped the Grand Prix at Cannes this year. The film reunites directorJoachim Trier with Renate Reinsve, following her leading role in his previous feature, The Worst Person In The World.
‘Trier’s exquisite new film...shifts its gaze from romantic to familial love, at times harmonious and at others tainted by resentment and anger.’ - David Rooney, TheHollywood Reporter