Films

SENTIMENTAL VALUE

(R) Norway – 2 hr 13 min – with subtitles  
2025 · d. Joachim Trier
Reviews
Starring Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Elle Fanning, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas

Stage actress Nora (Renate Reinsve) is thrown for a loop when her estranged film-auteur father (Stellan Skarsgård) reemerges with a script written especially for her, drawing on their family’s troubled past. Having racked up a Grand Prix win at Cannes and eight Golden Globe nominations, this captivating drama is Norway’s submission for Best International Feature Film at the next Academy Awards.

Sentimental Value appears on best-of-the-year lists including:

• Sheri Linden, “Best Movies 2025,” The Hollywood Reporter
• Owen Gleiberman, “The Best Movies of 2025,” Variety
• Stephanie Zacharek, “The 10 Best Movies of 2025,” Time Magazine
• “The 25 Best Movies of 2025,” IndieWire
• David Fear, “The 20 Best Movies of 2025,” Rolling Stone

Eight Golden Globe nominations:

• Best Motion Picture – Drama
• Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
• Best Director (Joachim Trier)
• Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama (Renate Reinsve)
• Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Stellan Skarsgård)
• Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Elle Fanning, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas)
• Best Screenplay