Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” premiered Wednesday night to the kind of rapturous response that Cannes is fabled for. The film, starring Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård and Elle Fanning, marked the follow-up for Trier of his lauded 2021 film “The Worst Person in the World.”

Joachim Trier's new film Sentimental Value scored an extraordinary 19-minute standing ovation after its premiere screening in Cannes.

Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value received the longest standing ovation at Cannes 2025 so far—a powerful 19-minute applause following its world premiere.