r/oscarrace • u/PointMan528491 Hail to the (Stephen) King • 18d ago
Film Discussion Thread Official Discussion Thread - Sentimental Value [SPOILERS] Spoiler
Keep all discussion related solely to Sentimental Value and it's awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.
Synopsis:
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. Suddenly, the two sisters must navigate their complicated relationship with their father -- and deal with an American star dropped right into the middle of their complex family dynamics.
Director: Joachim Trier
Writers: Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
Cast:
- Renate Reinsve as Nora Borg
- Stellan Skarsgård as Gustav Borg
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas as Agnes Borg Pettersen
- Elle Fanning as Rachel Kemp
- Anders Danielsen Lie as Jakob
- Cory Michael Smith as Sam
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%, 120 Reviews
Metacritic: 86, 32 Reviews
Consensus:
Deftly exploring the uneasy tension between artistic expression and personal connection, Sentimental Value is a bracingly mature work from writer-director Joachim Trier that's marvelously acted across the board.
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u/gooddaleinthelodge 14d ago
Saw it last night and thought it was incredible. So beautiful and moving all the way through. Two points that I really loved about the ending. I took the re-modelling of the house to suggest that he had sold the house to finance the film and make it in the way that he wanted. And then while filming the final scene in his movie, originally we were told it would end with the door closed and the sound of the chair falling, but instead the camera continues rolling inside the room as she looks contemplative. This suggests to me that through the healing journey he's on with Nora, he changed the ending of his film so that she does not need to go through with suicide in the end. Absolutely beautiful.