Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier earned some of the best reviews of his career, including two Academy Award nominations, with The Worst Person in the World. The film was also a breakout for star Renate Reinsve. Their reunion, Sentimental Value, is on the same track, having won the Grand Prix award following its world premiere at Cannes. NEON has high hopes for it, as well, giving it a prime awards season spot in November.
Co-written by Trier and Eskil Vogt, Sentimental Value follows a pair of sisters hoping to reconnect with their distant, estranged father, a filmmaker, after a tragic death.
Also in the cast are Stellan Skarsgard, Elle Fanning, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Cory Michael Smith, Anders Danielsen Lie, and Cat Cohen.
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.
NEON will release Sentimental Value in select theaters on November 7th.
