Films

SENTIMENTAL VALUE

(R) Norway – 2 hr 13 min – with subtitles  
2025 · d. Joachim Trier
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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 (with a win for Skarsgård), 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)– Winner!
• Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Elle Fanning, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas)
• Best Screenplay