Oslo. 31.august

[Machine Translation] "Sentimental Value," a masterpiece by Joachim Trier one of the leading filmmakers of contemporary cinema is his second feature film and a work that transposes the spirit of Drieu La Rochelle s *The Flickering Flame* a masterpiece that transposes the spirit of that work to the present day won the Grand Prix at the 78th Cannes International Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, establishing Joachim Trier as one of the leading masters of contemporary cinema. Trier has now adapted the spirit of Louis Malle s *Will-o -the-Wisp* (1963), and boldly reimagines the spirit of Drieu La Rochelle s *The Flickering Flame* which also served as the source material for *Will-o -the-Wisp* against the backdrop of modern-day Oslo, naively depicting the pain and despair of youth mired in drug addiction. As the second installment of the Oslo Trilogy" positioned between *Reprise* and *I Am the Worst* it won numerous awards at film festivals around the world, including the Amanda Award for Best Director. Renate Reinsve, who would later shine brilliantly in the lead roles of Trier s *I Am the Worst* and *Sentimental Value*, makes a striking film debut here. Anders, who is undergoing a drug rehabilitation program at a facility in the suburbs, is haunted by suicidal thoughts. As his rehab nears its end and he is granted permission for an overnight leave, he heads to his hometown of Oslo to reunite with friends for the first time in a long while. However, the conversation doesn t flow, and when he goes for a job interview, that doesn t go well either. Eventually, he attends a party but is unable to fit in; he starts drinking again after a long abstinence and even turns to drugs...

*Rated 12-and-over.

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現代映画を代表する名匠ヨアキム・トリアーの長編第2作にしてドリュ・ラ・ロシェル「ゆらめく炎」の精神を現代に移した傑作 『センチメンタル・バリュー』が第78回カンヌ国際映画祭 グランプリ、第98回アカデミー賞 国際長編映画賞を受賞し、現代映画を代表する名匠のひとりとなったヨアキム・トリアーがルイ・マルの『鬼火』(1963)の原作でもあるドリュ・ラ・ロシェルの「ゆらめく炎」の精神を現代のオスロを舞台に大胆に翻案し、ドラッグに溺れた青春の痛みと絶望をナイーブに描く傑作。『リプライズ』と『わたしは最悪。』の間に位置する「オスロ三部作」の2作目にあたり、アマンダ賞最優秀監督賞など各国映画祭で数多くの賞を受賞した。その後トリアーの『わたしは最悪。』『センチメンタル・バリュー』の主演で圧倒的な輝きを見せることとなるレナーテ・レインスヴェが鮮烈な映画デビューを果たす。──郊外の施設で麻薬中毒の治療プログラムを続けるアンデシュは自殺願望にとりつかれていた。リハビリも終わりに近づき、外泊許可を得た彼は故郷のオスロへ向かい、友人たちと久々に再会する。だが、会話は弾まず、就職面接を受けるが、それもうまく行かない。やがて、あるパーティに足を運んだ彼は、場に溶け込めず、長い間止めていた酒を口にし、さらにドラッグにまで手を出してしまう・・・。