SENTIMENTAL VALUE PRODUCTION
“WE WERE BREATHING SLOWLY WHEN WE WERE SHOOTING THIS FILM” On Sentimental Value, cinematographer Kasper Tuxen, DFF reunites with director Joachim Trier. He talks shooting on 35mm ARRICAM with Cooke lenses, intimate handheld work and practical light
WORDS OLIVER WEBB IMAGES MUBI S entimental Value explores the with their estranged father, Gustav Borg (Stellan Skarsgård). A once-renowned film director, Gustav returns to Oslo and offers Nora a role in his comeback film before turning to Hollywood star Rachel Kemp (Elle Fanning) instead. relationship between sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) as they reunite Co-written by director Joachim Trier and his longtime screenwriting partner, Eskil Vogt, the film also marks Trier’s second feature collaboration with the DOP Kasper Tuxen, DFF after The Worst Person in the World in 2021. Returning to Scandinavia to shoot The Worst Person in the World awoke something in Tuxen, who was born in Denmark. He decided to shoot a family project on 16mm. “I was pointing the camera at my own family without any idea of what Joachim and Eskil were penning,” he begins. “When Joachim
told me about the story and the family house, I’d already been shooting a story about my parents in my childhood home in Copenhagen. I read early drafts and showed him what I’d filmed so far, and it inspired scenes in the film.” Before coming onboard the project, Tuxen had commenced work on The Apprentice (2024), which ended up sitting back-to-back with the start of prep on Sentimental Value . “We began looking for the house prior to me going into pre-production on The Apprentice , so it was years of prep. But I was very involved. Joachim appreciates all input, whether it is from a technical perspective or about the story.” RENDERING SKIN TONES Recalling the visual style of The Worst Person in the World , Tuxen opted for a combination of a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, an ARRICAM LT 35mm, Cooke 5/i lenses and 35mm Kodak Vision3 film stocks.
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