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Stellan Skarsgård Concludes Activities at the 23rd FICM with SENTIMENTAL VALUE

Gustavo R. Gallardo

Actor Stellan Skarsgård concluded the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) with the screening of Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value. He also unveiled a commemorative theater armchair bearing his name.

In Sentimental Value, sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, Gustav, a renowned former director who offers Nora, a theater actress, a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns him down, she discovers that he has given the role to a young Hollywood star. Now, the sisters must confront their complicated relationship with their father and deal with an American actress caught in the middle of the family dynamic.

Joined by festival president Alejandro Ramírez and FICM founder and director Daniela Michel, the renowned Swedish actor said that Sentimental Value was a “revolutionary, tender, moving film about very dark issues in a family and in relationships.”

He also said that the film tackles so many issues in such a lighthearted way, comparing it to a soufflé dessert because of its different textures during its preparation.

Stellan Skarsgård Unveils Commemorative Armchair

In what has become a tradition for renowned film personalities and friends of the festival, FICM presented Stellan Skarsgård with a commemorative armchair bearing his name, which will be placed at Cinépolis Centro, to honor the actor's career, which includes titles like Insomnia (1997, dir. Erik Skjoldbjærg), Dogville (2003, dir. Lars von Trier), Melancholia (2011, dir. Lars von Trier), and Nymphomaniac (2013, dir. Lars von Trier).

“How beautiful!” he exclaimed when the chair was unveiled, and once seated in it, he added: “It’s so comfortable that the problem is I could fall asleep here… Thank you very much!”