Following the success of The Worst Person in the World, writer-director Joachim Trier returns this fall with a candid family story in Sentimental Value.

We begin with the guiding words from writer Philip Roth (7:20 ), how Trier arrived at this intimate new film (8:40 ), and why he was drawn to father-daughter dynamics (his own, and others) in making this new project (10:00 ). Then, we talk about Joachim’s early observations growing up in Norway (25:00 ), why he prefers to be present with performers on set, rather than watching from a far-off monitor (32:00 ), and how he parlayed skating into his early work as a filmmaker (35:00 ).

On the back-half, Trier reflects on meeting longtime collaborator, screenwriter and director Eskil Vogt (37:00 ), the essayistic qualities of his sophomore film, Oslo, August 31st (40:00 ), and how that style fully solidified in Louder Than Bombs and The Worst Person in the World (42:00 ). To close, we revisit a recurring monologue in Sentimental Value (48:00 ), his last day on set with actor Renate Reinsve (50:00 ), and how director Martin Scorsese has inspired Trier to continue ‘stirring the sauce’ (56:00 ).

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