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.

Joachim Trier Summer got off to a rousing start on Wednesday with the world premiere of Sentimental Value, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker's follow-up to The Worst Person in the World. The competition title received an absurd 19-minute standing ovation after its premiere,