Acclaimed director Joachim Trier said his new Cannes competition entry "Sentimental Value" is centred on reconciliation and family, topics the 51-year-old reflected on while working on the script with long-time collaborator Eskil Vogt.

Starring Renate Reinsve — reuniting with Trier after the hit “The Worst Person in the World” — Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Fanning, it premiered to rave reviews. But unlike some other Palme d’Or contenders, it touched the audience as well.

Day 12 of Cannes, which marked the closing ceremony of the festival, saw celebrities including jury members like Halle Berry and Juliette Binoche, posing on the red carpet. Other celebs who graced the event were Joachim Trier,

Joachim Trier's follow-up to 'The Worst Person in the World' stars Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgard and Elle Fanning.

It took nearly until the end of the festival, but the Cannes Film Festival has its first outright sensation. Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” premiered Wednesday night to the kind of rapturous response that Cannes is fabled for.

Director Joachim Trier, who won the Grand Prix second prize at the Cannes film festival Saturday, makes Scandinavian movies that can melt the chilliest of hearts.

Of late, Fanning’s been doing her best work. Her portrait of Bob Dylan’s girlfriend Suze Rotolo, although she was named Sylvia Russo in A Complete Unknown, was underrated by critics, and I found rare honesty in the tremulous magnanimity she brings to her role as a Hollywood actress.

Charli xcx first declared a “Joachim Trier summer” at Coachella, and now Elle Fanning — one of the stars of his new film “Sentimental Value” — is doubling down. On Thursday, Fanning rocked a white T-shirt bearing the phrase to the Cannes Film Festival press conference for the film,

Director Joachim Trier, who won the Grand Prix second prize at the Cannes film festival Saturday, makes Scandinavian movies that can melt the chilliest of hearts.

We have plans for sure,” said Cannes regular and Sentimental Value actress Elle Fanning about reteaming with her sister Dakota Fanning in a future project. Fanning fielded the question today at the Cannes presser for the Joaquim Trier movie.