Sentimental Value
2025
Joachim Trier
133 min
Drama
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.
The Conversation
Critics are hailing Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” as a masterpiece, earning a stunning 97% on Rotten Tomatoes and 86 on Metacritic. RogerEbert.com calls it Trier’s “masterful work, recalling Bergman,” while Variety praises the director’s ability to find “fresh angles on familiar sentiments” in this resonant family drama starring Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgård. Don’t miss Screen Daily’s fascinating breakdown of four key scenes, including a wild behind-the-scenes story about a horse that “went crazy on set.”
Best Picture Power Rankings and the Super-Sincerity of 'Sentimental Value,' With Joachim Trier!
2025-11-24
Sean Fennessey talks to director Joachim Trier about Sentimental Value.
"Sentimental Value," "Nouvelle Vague," "The Running Man"
2025-11-17
Tim Grierson and Will Leitch review Sentimental Value.
'Sentimental Value' Review: Joachim Trier's Resonant Family Drama
2025-05-20
Variety praises Trier's layered family drama and its ability to find fresh angles on familiar sentiments.
Sentimental Value
2025-11-14
RogerEbert.com calls it Trier's masterful work, recalling Bergman while cementing his status as a working master.
'Sentimental Value' Review: Joachim Trier's Ecstatic Family Portrait
2025-05-20
IndieWire reviews Trier's Cannes competition entry starring Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgård.
'Sentimental Value' Review: Joachim Trier's Pat Family Drama
2025-11-11
NPR's review of Joachim Trier's family drama about art, ego, and reconciliation.
MUBI Podcast: Sentimental Value — Joachim Trier's Different Kind of Meta-Movie
2025-11-20
Trier, Eskil Vogt, Skarsgård, Reinsve, Fanning, and Lilleaas discuss the making and meaning of the film.
Ep. 180: Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value (TIFF 2025)
2025-09-07
Seventh Row unpacks how Sentimental Value fits into Trier's body of work.
'Sentimental Value' Ending Explained by Joachim Trier
2025-11-15
Trier breaks down the film's ending and his intentions for the final scene.
To Build a Home: Joachim Trier on the Polyphonic, Emotional Clarity of Sentimental Value
2025-11-10
Trier discusses the film's emotional architecture and family dynamics with Letterboxd.
'Sentimental Value' Review: Renate Reinsve and Joachim Trier Reunite for Moving Family Drama
2025-05-20
Screen Daily praises Trier's sensitive sixth feature and its quiet truths about what families never say to one another.
Joachim Trier Breaks Down Four Key Scenes from Sentimental Value
2025-12-01
Trier breaks down four key scenes — including one with a horse that went crazy on set.
Sentimental Value review: Joachim Trier Passes on Family Problems
2025-11-14
AV Club praises how the film synthesizes metaphor and character drama to convey how suffering ripples outward.
The Radiant Sentimental Value and the Beauty of Seeing Flawed Families On-Screen
2025-11-14
Time celebrates the beauty of seeing flawed families portrayed with such radiance.
REVIEW: 'Sentimental Value' (2025)
2025-11-28
Calls it Triers best film to date, cementing him as one of the must-see filmmakers of our time.
Sentimental Value review: The most civilised film of 2025
2025-12-24
Mixed review praising the acting but finding less substance than its Cannes Grand Prix win suggests.
Sentimental Value Review
2025-09-07
TIFF 2025 review of Joachim Triers Grand Prix-winning family drama.
Movie Review (Cannes 2025): Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value' is an Intimate Look at Memory and Reconciliation
2025-05-21
Cannes premiere review exploring the films themes of memory and reconciliation.
Film Review: 'Sentimental Value' -- The Art of Family Strife
2025-12-15
Praises Trier as a masterful arbiter of storytelling conceits and tones.
Sentimental Value Review: Can Filmmaking Heal a Broken Family?
2025-11-04
Review exploring the central question of whether art and filmmaking can mend fractured family relationships.
Renate Reinsve Delivers the Performance of the Year in Sentimental Value
By Sam Fragoso
2025-12-07
In-depth interview with Renate Reinsve about her acclaimed performance as Nora.
Joachim Trier on Sentimental Value, plus the films of Brigitte Bardot
2025-12-30
Trier discusses the film nominated for eight Golden Globes including Best Picture and Best Director.
Ep.249 -- Sentimental Value
2025-12-15
Discussion of the 2025 film and its place in Joachim Triers filmography.
We Live in Time: Joachim Trier on 'Sentimental Value'
By Isaac Feldberg
2025-11-17
Wide-ranging discussion with Trier about the films poignant themes and working with time.
A Source of Inspiration: Elle Fanning and Stellan Skarsgard on 'Sentimental Value'
2025-11-17
Interview with Fanning and Skarsgard about their roles and the collaborative process.
Chasing The Gold: Joachim Trier On What a House Holds in 'Sentimental Value'
2025-12-10
Trier discusses the concept of polyvocality -- many voices spread out through time within the family home.
Director Joachim Trier Interview on 'Sentimental Value'
2025-11-14
Trier says he needed to talk about intimate, more tender things with this emotionally direct family drama.
Joachim Trier And Renate Reinsve On 'Sentimental Value', 15 Years And Three Films
2025-12-15
Director and star discuss their 15-year creative partnership spanning three films.
Sentimental Value director Joachim Trier on what the title means
2025-12-15
Trier explains the title sounds like an old jazz standard -- Sentimental Value could almost be a Cole Porter tune.
Hope and the memory of a house: Joachim Trier on 'Sentimental Value'
2025-12-26
Trier discusses cinema as a form of memory and the film as a reckoning with time and emotional legacy.
Interview with Oscar-nominated actress Elle Fanning
2025-05-21
Cannes 2025 interview with Fanning about her role and first Oscar nomination.
Renate Reinsve: 'I Always Feel Less Alone After Watching Movies'
2025-12-15
In-depth profile and interview with Reinsve about her career and the emotional depth of the film.
Interview: Stellan Skarsgard on the Cathartic Ending of 'Sentimental Value'
2025-12-15
Skarsgard discusses navigating the ever-changing film industry and the films emotional catharsis.
Interview: Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt on Capturing Memory in 'Sentimental Value'
2025-12-15
Trier and co-writer Vogt discuss capturing memory, missing Robert Redford, and the movies that make them cry.
'Sentimental Value': Joachim Trier on the House Montage
2026-01-15
Trier discusses the technical and emotional craft behind the films pivotal house montage sequence.
Sentimental Value Editor Olivier Butte Coutte Interview
2026-02-15
The films editor discusses the craft of shaping the films emotional rhythms and structure.