Sentimental Value

Joachim Trier & Renate Reinsve came out with another film and I was so excited to sob my eyes out for months & months leading up to finals. I did at the very very end with Cannock Chase by Labi siffre came on, but I think that was more bc I love labi :/// Trier delivered in the mostly important ways. His cinematography & Reinsve’s acting remain truly unmatched, and the plot of this movie was devastating and perfect and complex in all the ways I hoped it would be. But so many docked for points for unnecessary lulls and long periods where I just wanted more from the moment. Not from the acting but from the scene, the dialogue !!! the actors’ performances (including Elle fanning’s!!) were stunning and almost perfect. But too little 🗣️🗣️🗣️, long pauses, and even the most eager of audiences (me lol) will be left feeling like the film had room for improvement in important ways :( with all of that said, this movie will still stay with me for some time. more than @michaeljecmen lol. worst person in the world remains unmatched, but maybe this one will hit harder in our 40s. Regardless, I think Mikey’s right to call out the extent to which trier’s movies have appeal to a wider audience than the ones they are explicitly and intentionally calling out (y/as in their 20s in WPIW and middle aged 30s-40s women in SV)