SENTIMENTAL VALUE

In Joachim Trier’s follow-up to his acclaimed THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD, Renate Reinsve delivers a riveting performance as Nora Borg, a celebrated stage actress grappling with the first tremors of a personal crisis after her mother’s death. Her closest support is her therapist sister, Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas), but their fragile equilibrium is disrupted by the sudden return of their estranged father, Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård, in a quietly devastating turn), a once-renowned film director who reappears with a script written for Nora. When she refuses the role, Gustav casts an American movie star (Elle Fanning), a decision that threatens both his tentative effort at reconciliation and Nora’s own sense of self. Winner of the Grand Prix at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, Trier’s latest is a profound, piercing exploration of family wounds, artistic identity, and the complicated ways creativity both heals and reopens old scars.