Sentimental Value from Joachim Trier wins Grand Prix at Cannes |
At its international premiere last week at the Cannes Film Festival, Sentimental Value became the first ever film from Norway to be awarded the festival's Grand Prix. Starring Renate Reinsve, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Stellan Skarsgård and Elle Fanning, the film is the latest from Director Joachim Trier since The Worst Person in the World in 2021.
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star. Suddenly, the two sisters must navigate their complicated relationship with their father - and deal with an American star dropped right into the middle of their complex family dynamics.
Sentimental Value will be released in the UK & Ireland by Mubi. |
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| Munch Portraits: Final Weeks |
London, until 15 June: Widely regarded as one of the great portraitists of the 19th and 20th centuries, Edvard Munch consistently produced intimate portraits of family, friends, lovers, writers, artists, patrons and collectors, together with an extraordinary range of self-portraits. With energetic brushstrokes, bold colour and a direct sense of engagement with the sitter, these works have had a strong influence on the portrait genre.
Edvard Munch Portraits is the first exhibition in the UK to focus on this important, but sometimes overlooked, aspect of the artist’s work. The exhibition shows how Munch painted portraits as commissions and for personal reasons, with many pictures doubling up as icons or examples of the human condition despite being based on the direct observation of named individuals.
Above: Edvard Munch, Hans Jæger, 1889. Oil on canvas. © Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design, The Fine Art Collections. Photo: Nasjonalmuseet/Børre Høstland |
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Brighton & Wandsworth, various dates: East of the sun and west of the moon comes a tale of finding your courage and staying true to yourself.
Nocturne is a new original musical created by composer and lyricist Hedda Rustad Carlsen, writer and art director Hannah Debansi and writer Leah Sperring. The musical is rooted in Norwegian folklore and folk music, inviting you on a mysterious and inspiring journey.
Join protagonist Solveig as she delves into the forest of ancient fairytales, encountering familiar characters and dark mysteries. The challenges are many, and the monsters are lurking. Get lost in the magical worlds and fables we often forget as we grow older. Nocturne is a show filled with music, puppetry and physical theatre, ready to transport you into the fairytale forest.
Premiering at Brighton fringe 31st of May and 2nd of June: More info here
Wandsworth fringe in London 10th, 11th and 12th of June: More info here
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Norway at this year's BBC Proms |
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Happening now
Edvard Munch Portraits at the National Portrait Gallery is the first exhibition in the UK to focus on this important, but sometimes overlooked, aspect of Munch's work. The exhibition shows how Munch painted portraits as commissions and for personal reasons, with many pictures doubling up as icons or examples of the human condition despite being based on the direct observation of named individuals. Until 15 June.
'Girl, 1983' by prolific writer Linn Ullmann is now available in the UK, published by Penguin's Hamish Hamilton imprint. Set in Oslo, New York and Paris, Girl, 1983 is a raw and haunting exposure of beauty and forgetting, desire and shame, power and powerlessness.
Kari Steihaug and Lise B. Linnert are among the artists included in the exhibition Soft Power: Lives told through textile art at the RWA in Bristol. Until 10 August.
Nocturne - a new, original musical created by composer and lyricist Hedda Rustad Carlsen, writer and art director Hannah Debansi and writer Leah Sperring comes to Brighton Fringe (31st May & 2nd June) and Wandsworth Fringe (10-12 June). The musical is rooted in Norwegian folklore and folk music, inviting you on a mysterious and inspiring journey.
▶ 5 June, London Musician, producer and songwriter from Bergen Fredrik Svabø is playing The Waiting Room.
▶ 7 June - 14 September, Liverpool
Born in Stavanger in 1988, Linda Lamignan is one of the artists showing at this year's Liverpool Biennial. Through video, sound and objects, Lamignan explores notions related to storytelling and translation, transformation and love.
▶ 24 June, London
As part of her residency at the venue, Vilde Frang is performing music by Robert Schumann together with cellist Maximilian Hornung and pianist Denis Kozhukhin at Wigmore Hall.
▶ 27 June, London & 29 June, Glastonbury Girl in Red is playing BST Hyde Park and Glastonbury Festivals.
▶ 4 July, Colchester & 5 July, Lytham St Anne's
Dagny is playing as support for Justin Timberlake at Chelmsford City Racecourse and Lytham Festival. |
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