If you happened to miss Sunday’s jumbled mess of a Golden Globes ceremony, the telecast can be best summed up by a scene from one of the night’s most nominated films. In Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” — which won the supporting actor trophy for Stellan Skarsgård’s lovely performance as an emotionally stunted but artistically revered film director named Gustav Borg — Gustav blows up at a journalist during a press junket being held for him and his new muse, Rachel Kemp (Elle Fanning). After acquiring the film’s distribution rights on the star power of Kemp’s name alone, Netflix has organized the junket as a pre-production preview to tout its next big awards contender.
But Gustav’s hair raises when the journalist asks him whether the film will have a theatrical release, given Netflix’s disdain for the classic cinematic experience. A rep interjects to confirm that the details are still being ironed out, but it’s too late. Gustav’s feathers are ruffled. And when the journalist follows up with a question for Rachel about the tepid reception of her previous film, Gustav shuts down the interview. “What kind of question is that?” Gustav asks. “Rachel Kemp is the best actress of her generation. You’re lucky that she’s here. You should be grateful. Get out!” In a flash, the journalist is gone, leaving Gustav to grumble, “TikTok troll.”
