The Worst Person in the World

Watch: The Worst Person in the World

Unrated

11/17/20212h 8m

Premiere Release (US)

Overview:

The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.

Director:

Joachim Trier

Status:

Released

Language:

Norwegian

Buget:

$5,000,000.00

Revenue:

$12,687,507.00

Key words:

bookshop
photographer
pregnancy
melancholy
man woman relationship
magic mushroom
cancer
break-up
older man younger woman relationship
oslo, norway
controversial artist
turning thirty
witty
romantic
bitter
sincere

Cast

Renate Reinsve

~ as ~

Julie

Anders Danielsen Lie

~ as ~

Aksel

Herbert Nordrum

~ as ~

Eivind

Hans Olav Brenner

~ as ~

Ole Magnus

Helene Bjørnebye

~ as ~

Karianne

Vidar Sandem

~ as ~

Per Harald

Maria Grazia Di Meo

~ as ~

Sunniva

Lasse Gretland

~ as ~

Kristoffer

Karen Røise Kielland

~ as ~

Tone

Marianne Krogh

~ as ~

Eva

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Reviews (2)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
7
Told by way of a cleverly accumulating, chapterised, style this tells the tale of the restless "Julie" (Renate Reinsve) who having drifted, as many do, into a mundane and routine life with her loving boyfriend, decides that life has to be for the living and so sets off on a few life-adventures. I wonder if we are supposed to pick which of the men she aligns with over the following four years? They are different, they tick boxes with her, but maybe the whole point is that one size doesn't fit all and the perfection, or maybe just the satisfaction, she seeks is idealistic and naive. She tries her hand at most things in the search for a sense of fulfilment - but can that ever be truly reached if you have an restive nature? The acting is strong and very natural. As the twelve episodes develop, we see a distinct (if not necessarily positive) development in her character. Her boyfriends, the successful "Ansel" (Anders Danielsen Lie) and the handsome but flighty "Elvind" (Herbert Nordrum) gel well together on screen. Their character traits are explored by each other and by us simultaneously. We have to make our own judgements about their behaviour, too. When is cheating, well, not cheating? What is cheating? Nobody really knows what is going to happen - or, indeed, what anyone actually wants to happen! The ending let's it down a bit - a little melodrama that I found a little too convenient rather than touching; but all told this is an excellent observation of modern life and the choices and green devils it offers us all. Well worth a watch.
b
badelf
Written 3 year(s) ago
9
A very creative take of that missing generation Y, put together brilliantly by Joaquim Trier. It may be my new favorite of his films. The really great acting by Renate Reinsve and Anders Danielsen Lie were significant to the success of this film.