Recently I decided to watch this movie after a recommendation by an acquaintance of mine. After leaving the theatre I felt something I hadn’t felt in a long time after watching a movie in a theater, in better words, an impact I had not felt since watching A Quiet Girl a few years back… an emotion that I can’t properly put into words.
In this movie, where the relationships between members of a divided family are explored and dissected, it was interesting to me that every single frame and moment was essential to the story, even when no dialogue took place. Stellan Skasgard is phenomenal as the aging movie director who attempts to connect with his daughters, especially the eldest, who tries to avoid him at every turn.
Suicide and death are themes that are present throughout the narrative, and it reminded me of something I’ve read or heard a while ago, that not only suicide leaves grief in its’ wake but it also “brands” the survivors for life. In fact, one of the main characters had attempted suicide at some point in her life and it is clear, although not said explicitly, that it has affected both her family relationships, as well as her love life and professional endeavors (she is prone to panic attacks).
The fact that it is through is work that the director manages to relate to his daughters and grandson reminds me of Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of The Mars Volta, who said in an interview a few years back that he basically socialized in the studio, thus he usually involved his brothers and friends in his music projects as a way to be closer to them (at least, that I how recall it).
All in all, Sentimental Value is a movie that touches a lot of topics and does so in a way that engages the audience in the story that is being told.
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