Performances Drive Joachim Trier’s Valor Sentimental to Year-End Praise

Overview

• New reviews in major Brazilian outlets describe the drama as one of the year's most celebrated releases.
• The story follows sisters Nora and Agnes processing their mother's death after the return of their filmmaker father, Gustav.
• Gustav plans a movie based on their family, Nora refuses to star, and an American actress played by Elle Fanning enters the picture.
• Critics emphasize nuanced performances across the cast and note Trier’s restrained direction from a script co-written with Eskil Vogt.
• Coverage places the film in the Best International Film Oscar discussion alongside titles by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Jafar Panahi, with one review cautioning that the father–daughter performance game can feel overextended.