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‘Sentimental Value’ Is Being Hailed as a Decade-Defining Film
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First reported by Walla · Jun 17, 2026
What happened
Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value has opened in Israel after winning the Oscar for best international feature and being nominated for best picture. The review calls it a masterpiece about family and home, praising Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Elle Fanning, and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas. It ends by awarding the film five stars and naming it a leading candidate for film of the decade.
- 01The film won the Oscar for best international feature and was nominated for best picture.
- 02It centers on Nora, her estranged father Gustav, and a film project about their family.
- 03Rachel, an American actress, is cast after Nora refuses her father’s offer.
- 04The reviewer calls it a masterpiece and one of the decade’s leading films.
- 05Agnes’s monologue is described as the film’s emotional core.
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