Sentimental Value , Joachim Trier’s latest film, premiered at Cannes earlier this year to rapturous reviews and the Grand Prix, making its New York Film Festival premiere this week one of our most anticipated . The film is Trier’s sixth feature, co-written with Eskil Vogt like the previous five and similarly interested in the intricate nuances of human relationships. It’s also his best yet, a quietly devastating and often funny look at a pair of sisters and their absentee father. Nora (Renate Reinsve, a frequent Trier collaborator) and Agnes Borg (incredible newcomer Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) are mourning the recent death of their mother when Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård) reenters their lives unannounced. A revered director who abandoned them post-divorce, Gustav is as charming as he is em
Sentimental Value Exorcised Joachim Trier’s Fatherhood Fears

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