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Sentimental Value

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Producing House

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.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2025-08-20

Runtime: 135 mins

Director: Joachim Trier

Writer: Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt

Spoken language: English, Français, Norsk, svenska

Genres: Drama, Comedy

Original title: Sentimental Value

Production Companies: Mer Film, Eye Eye Pictures, Lumen, Zentropa Entertainments, Komplizen Film, BBC Film, Film i Väst, Oslo Filmfond, ARTE France Cinéma, Mediefondet Zefyr, Alaz Film, ZDF/Arte, Don't Look Now, MK Productions

Production Countries: Turkey, Norway, France, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom

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FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://talkingfilms.net/sentimental-value-review-joachim-triers-profound-meditation-on-art-grief-and-forgiveness/ "Sentimental Value is, ultimately, a mature and profoundly moving movie that resonates with the authorial mark of Joachim Trier. The film triumphs thanks to the strength of its narrative and the excellence of the four central performances. It's a meditation on inherited pain, the intricate cost of artistic creation, and the difficult, yet essential, path to forgiveness and reconciliation. The assured direction and the melancholic atmosphere consolidate Trier's position as one of the most skillful chroniclers of human fragility. It's a story that feels familiar, intimate, and, above all, reminds us that true sentimental value lies in the irreducible and, at times, painful bonds that define us." Rating: B+
2025-10-13

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