Summary
- Collider’s Steve Weintraub talks with Renate Reinsve for Sentimental Value.
- Reinsve discusses reuniting with writer-director Joachim Trier for a role he wrote for her.
- She also talks about Trier’s rehearsal process, creative freedom, and her favorite movies from directors Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan, and Stanley Kubrick.
With Joachim Trier’s latest, Sentimental Value, in theaters now, Collider’s Steve Weintraub spoke with star Renate Reinsve about reuniting with the director after their Academy Award-nominated Worst Person in the World.
In the film, Reinsve stars as Nora Borg, a stage actress and daughter of famed film director Gustav Borg, played by Stellan Skarsgård. Amid a family tragedy, Gustav returns home to his two daughters, Nora and her younger sister Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas), after years of estrangement. Gustav presents Nora with his new script, which she turns down without reading, due to their strained relationship. Difficult emotions arise when Gustav casts a Hollywood actress, Rachel Kemp (Elle Fanning), in the part instead.
During their conversation, Reinsve shares how the role of Nora came to be:
“We became really close after Worst Person in the World… So, we knew that we wanted to work together again. We had such a close, really great collaboration, and touring around with the movie, we got to know each other better. He knew me better as an actor and as a person, so I knew he wanted to write something for me. I came to his house, and he explained the movie to me, and I started crying. So, I knew there was something there.”
She goes on to discuss Trier’s extensive rehearsal process that allows the characters and themes to absorb in a “subconscious way.” In addition, Reinsve also jokes about Zoolander crashing her interview and shares with us her favorite films from directors Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan, and Stanley Kubrick. You can watch the full interview in the video above, with time stamps below.
- 00:09 – Interviewing with Zoolander
- 00:54 – Shark Summer
- 02:30 – Sentimental Value Brought Renate Reinsve to Tears
- 03:27 – Losing Control on Set
Sentimental Value is in theaters now.
- Release Date
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November 7, 2025
- Runtime
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132 Minutes
- Director
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Joachim Trier
- Writers
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Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
- Producers
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Nathanaël Karmitz, Maria Ekerhovd, Elisha Karmitz, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
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Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas
Agnes
