Joachim Trier And His ‘Sentimental Value’ Family On The Road From Cannes To The Oscars: “We Really Dig Each Other. We’re Having A Good Time…”

Norwegian director Joachim Trier's acclaimed film 'Sentimental Value' has made a significant awards impact, earning nine Oscar nominations and winning Best Film in a Foreign Language at the EE BAFTA Film Awards in London last weekend, as the family drama continues to gain recognition for its exploration of intergenerational trauma. The film centers on two sisters, Nora and Agnes, portrayed by Renate Reinsve and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, whose lives are disrupted when their estranged father, celebrated Norwegian filmmaker Gustav Borg played by Stellan Skarsgård, reappears following the death of their mother. Gustav's return is not merely sentimental; he harbors ulterior motives, seeking to cast Nora, a stage actress, in his first film in years, only to be met with her rejection of both him and his artistic proposition. The narrative takes an additional turn with the introduction of Rachel Kemp, a Hollywood character played by Elle Fanning, whom Gustav wants for his film, potentially reawakening deeper, darker traumas from the family's past and creating a complex emotional landscape that the film explores with nuance and depth.