Overview
- Joachim Trier’s new film centers on estranged daughters and their absent filmmaker father, using the staging of a movie to probe family trauma.
- Renate Reinsve earns strong notices as Nora Berg, with Stellan Skarsgård praised as the returning director-father Gustav Borg.
- Several critics single out Elle Fanning’s turn as a Hollywood star who reshapes the project’s dynamics and financing.
- Reviews highlight a tension between intimate arthouse storytelling and sharper industry satire, with some calling the tonal mix unsettled.
- Formal nods to Michael Haneke and composed visuals reinforce themes of voyeurism and inherited shame, as the film opens in theaters November 7 via NEON after its Cannes premiere.