Sentimental Value @ The Phoenix

With the incredible Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgård, and directed by Joachim Trier, this promises to be a major cinematic event. I've been looking forward to it since I saw the trailers in mid-December! It starts at noon on Saturday and I'll be in the cafe from 11:30. There'll plenty of time afterwards to grab some coffee and cake and share our thoughts.

From the Phoenix website:

Following the success of global phenomenon The Worst Person in the World, Academy Award-nominee Joachim Trier reunites with BAFTA nominee Renate Reinsve. Winner of the prestigious Cannes Grand Prix award, and featuring career-best performances from Golden Globe winner Stellan Skarsgård and Elle Fanning.

Reinsve plays Nora, a successful stage actress who, along with her sister Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas), reunites with their estranged father Gustav Borg (Skarsgård) – a once-renowned film director planning a major comeback with a script based on his family. When Gustav offers Nora the lead role, which she promptly declines, he turns his attention to Rachel Kemp (Fanning), an eager young Hollywood starlet primed for her big breakthrough. With their fraught dynamics made even more complex, Nora, Agnes and Gustav are each forced to confront their difficult pasts.

Anchored by astonishing performances across the board, Sentimental Value is a rewarding and profoundly moving experience that intimately explores sisterhood, father-daughter relationships and the evocative power of childhood memories.

For tickets see the Phoenix website; seating is unreserved.