One presumes that the decision to use Faces‘”Ooh La La” (’73) for the new Sentimental Value trailer came from director Joachim Trier.
This is a masterstroke as (1) “Ooh La La” instantly Anglicizes or Americanizes this Oslo-produced family drama, and thus relaxes any resistance that Academy members might harbor about Value being a fitting Best Picture contender, (b) it recalls Wes Anderson‘s brilliant Rushmore (’98), which was the last film to use “Ooh La La” on its soundtrack, and (c) it alludes to personal growth, self-knowledge and finding wisdom, which Sentimental Value is fully concerned with. A perfect song for a perfect trailer.
Neon’s trailer says Sentimental Value will open stateside in November…nothing more specific than that. Obviously a prime Oscar consideration platform.
Friendo: “Looks great. Why can’t Hollywood make movies like this? Because they mostly don’t see personal relationships out there — they only see gender and skin-color power dynamics.”
Sentimental Value opens in France on 8.20.25, in its home country of Norway on 9.12.25, and in Sweden on 10.3.25.