Oscar Sunday with Filmmaker Joachim Trier (‘Sentimental Value’)

About this episode

In this episode, Sam Fragoso interviews filmmaker Joachim Trier about his new film 'Sentimental Value' and his experiences in filmmaking.

To celebrate Oscar Sunday, we return to our talk with writer-director Joachim Trier! We begin with guiding words from writer Philip Roth (7:20), how Trier arrived at his intimate new film Sentimental Value (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). Original air date: November 30, 2025 Subscribe to our new YouTube channel . As always, our email…

People in this episode

Host: Sam Fragoso

Guest: Joachim Trier

Topics covered

• Oscar Sunday
• filmmaking
• father-daughter dynamics
• Norwegian cinema
• collaboration
• inspiration

Keywords

• Oscar Sunday
• Joachim Trier
• Sentimental Value
• father-daughter dynamics
• Norwegian cinema
• Eskil Vogt
• Martin Scorsese

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Sentimental Value, Oslo, August 31st, Louder Than Bombs, The Worst Person in the World

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