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“Sentimental Value” stands out as one of the most beautiful and impactful films of the year. Not only does it meaningfully explore complex themes of death, abandonment and family, it also features ...

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For as tender and quietly introspective as Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” eventually becomes, the Norwegian writer-director’s latest film opens in a frenzy. Nora (Renate Reinsve), a young but ...

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Joachim Trier’s family drama Sentimental Value, which won the Cannes Grand Prix in May, has come out as the frontrunner in key categories at the nomination stage for the European Film Awards. The work ...

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Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgård in director Joachim Trier's "Sentimental Value." (Courtesy Christian Belgaux/NEON) Gustav Borg, the fictional filmmaker played by Stellan Skarsgård in director ...

The focus of Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” may be small and limited — one Norwegian family struggling to connect and communicate — and yet its emotional scope is downright cosmic. This is a film ...