It’ll be hard for the Academy to resist “ Sentimental Value .”

After finishing as runner-up to the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and now, making a quietly rapturous North American debut at Telluride, Joachim Trier’s Norwegian drama “Sentimental Value” is shaping up to be a formidable player in this year’s international Oscar race — and with the added potential to crack into all the top categories including best picture.

A tender yet unsparing exploration of generational trauma, creative legacy and emotional inheritance, “Sentimental Value” from Neon marks Trier’s return following his Oscar-nominated triumph “The Worst Person in the World” (2021), which landed him an original screenplay nomination. Co-written once again with longtime collaborator Eskil Vogt, the Norwegi

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